Ballet NIJINSKY / BALANCHINE
Stravinskij • Tchaikovsky
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NIJINSKY / BALANCHINE • July 28, 2023
A music trip to Naples can be a wonderful combination. The city offers excellent culinary attractions and a cityscape that is best explored on foot with a private guide. You are constantly reminded of the volcano that spilled over Pompeii almost 2,000 years ago. Today this is a worthwhile destination. And then Amalfi invites to a long day trip or a connecting stay. Also Capri, Ischia and the Aeolian Islands. You could easily spend months there.
But the highlight of your musical journey is the visit to the Teatro San Carlo to a performance of your choice.
The Teatro San Carlo
The San Carlo Theater was built in 1737 and is the oldest opera house in the world.
The Italian opera temple San Carlo is a symbol of the city of Naples. In the central position between the famous Piazza del Plebiscito and the Gallery Umberto I you find this historical opera palace. The Teatro San Carlo was built in 1737, by the will of King Charles III of Bourbon with a strong intention to give the city a new theater that represented the royal power.
It’s date of birth anticipates the Teatro alla Scala in Milan by 41 years and the Teatro La Fenice in Venice by 55 years. The project was entrusted to the architect Giovanni Antonio Medrano, a Spanish Colonel Brigadier stationed in Naples. Medrano’s design envisaged a hall 28.6 meters long and 22.5 meters wide, with 184 boxes, including the proscenium ones, arranged in six tiers, plus a royal box capable of accommodating ten people, for a total of 1379 seats.
Ballet “Nijinsky / Balanchine” • July 28, 2023 • Teatro San Carlo Naples
The ballet evening is dedicated to two great choreographers of the ballet scene, Vaclav Nijinsky and George Balanchine. The orchestra and ballet of the Teatro San Carlo interpret LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS by Igor Stravinsky and SERENADE by Piotr Tchaikovsky.
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Program NIJINSKY / BALANCHINE
Igor’ F. Stravinskij LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS
Ballet in two parts
Conductor • Dan Ettinger
Choreographies • Vaclav Nižinskij
revival by Millicet Hodson * and Kenneth Archer *
Set and Costumes Design • Nicholas Roerich
Piotr I. Tchaikovsky • SERENADE
Ballet in one act
Conductor • Dan Ettinger
Choreographies • George Balanchine
* debut at Teatro di San Carlo
Orchestra and Ballet of Teatro di San Carlo
Ballet Director • Clotilde Vayer
Running time: about 1 hour and 40 minutes, with one interval
Nijinsky / Balanchine at the Teatro di San Carlo 2023
Services and Prices
The price of the travel package depends on the selected hotel and the season. Please specify with your request if you prefer the essential package (ticket and hotel) or the superior package with dinner, aperitif with a light meal before the performance, and private city walking tour in Naples.
Tickets for the ballet “NIJINSKY / BALANCHINE” at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples
Choose a date for the ballet and make a request for a music travel package to Italy with a ticket and hotel. Enjoy a top music event at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. Your travel package includes two nights in a selected hotel in Naples and premium tickets for the ballet “NIJINSKY / BALANCHINE” at the San Carlo Theater. On request, we can organize a private city tour, dinner, aperitif, and day trips to Pompei, Sorrento, and the Amalfi Coast.
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