Mother's Day Champagne Brunch plus Don Quixote
	Mother's Day Brunch Bristol Hotel Sunday, May 11, 2008 12:00 Noon Don Quixote Spreckels Theatre Sunday, May 11, 2008 2:00pm Tickets: $80 Mother's Day Brunch plus best Orchestra seating
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12:00 Noon -- Brunch at Bristol Hotel

Brunch Buffet Menu

Chilled Orange and Grapefruit Juices

Champagne

Fresh Sliced Fruit Display

Assorted Yogurts

Scrambled Eggs

Au Gratin Potatoes

Bacon

Assorted Muffins

Grilled Chicken Breasts with Mushroom Sauce

Fresh Seasonal Vegetables

Coffee, Tea and Decaf

2:00pm -- City Ballet Performance

Don Quixote Program

Classical Full-Length Ballet in Three Acts

Approximate Run Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes with two 15-minute intermissions

Description: This great classic ballet, based on the story behind Man of La Mancha, presented in its entirety, fully staged with breathtaking sets and costumes, is any ballet lover's dream.  The ballet will feature City Ballet's own pricipal dancers in the demanding lead roles and will also include the company's fine soloists and corps de ballet.  This ballet has it all - emotion, humor, romance and brilliant dancing that City Ballet is known for.

Music: Leon Minkus

Choreography: Elizabeth Wistrich, after Marius Petipa and Aleksandr Gorsky

Year Choreographed: 2001

Costume Design: David Heuvel

Lighting Design: Stephen Judson

Performance History:
  First performance: December 1869 by the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow
  First US performance: April 1966 by the Bolshoi Theatre in New York
  First City Ballet performance: May 2001

Programming, musical selections and artists are subject to change