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Paguita by Paris Opera Ballet

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Featuring the Stars, principal dancers and dancers of the Paris Opera National Ballet Music: Edouard-Marie-Ernest Deldevez et Ludwig Minkus Produced by David Coleman Adaptation and choreography: Pierre Lacotte (2001) from versions of Joseph Mazilier (1846) and Marius Petipa (1882) Stage Design and Costumes: Luisa Spinatelli Lightings: Philippe Albaric Orchestra of the Chinese Central Ballet company Musical Director : Philippe Beran

The story is preposterous nonsense, but the final-act wedding festivities make for a happy ending with lots of anything-you-can-dance-I-can-dance-better splash and dash. Much of Marius Petipa’s trademark choreography is included, the fouettés ad infinitum, so the viewer is assured of a visual spectacle. The Paris Opera Ballet has not only rescued this work from near extinction, but has given it a first-class production.

Synopsis:

Lucien is obligated to marry Serafina, who’s considered a good match. A band of gypsies arrives. Their leader, Igo, wants to marry Paquita, but Paquita has some mystery concerning her uncertain past. She has a locket containing the portrait of her deceased father, a man she never knew. Igo steals the locket so no one will discover her true identity, especially Lucien, who is much more interested in Paquita than in his fiancée Serafina. Let’s skip to the end: the locket is recovered (people in plays never destroy incriminating evidence), and lo and behold, Paquita is not a gypsy after all. She’s the daughter of Charles d’Hervilly, a nobleman who was slain in a massacre precedent...

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

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Adapted and choreographed by ballet restorer Pierre Lacotte, and presented by star dancers from Paris Opera National Ballet, this stellar performance of Marius Petipa's Paquita is accompanyied Orchestra of the Chinese Central Ballet company. RMB280-1,280.