Don Quixote plus On-Stage Reception
Best Orchestra seating plus on-stage champagne reception following the performance Spreckels Theatre Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:00pm Tickets: $75
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8:00pm -- 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

Approximately 10:45pm -- After the Performance

On-Stage Champagne Reception

Following the performance, join City Ballet on the stage of the historic Spreckels Theatre for a lavish dessert buffet and champagne.  Enjoy a backstage perspective on the Don Quixote production, mingle with other ballet enthusiasts and meet City Ballet's dance artists.