Don Quixote is a comic ballet and will be performed from December 23, 2023 to January 4, 2024 with choreography by Rudolf Nureev and Marius Petipa.
The music comes from the Austro-Hungarian ballet composer Ludwig (Léon) Minkus. The basis for the libretto is the famous novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes.
The Royal Swedish Opera production is under the direction of ballet director Clotilde Vayer. The orchestra and ballet of the Teatro di San Carlo Naples will play.
The Package
Music trip to Naples for 3 days / 2 nights with a performance at the Teatro San Carlo Naples. 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. Enjoy our music package with a magnificent performance and an exclusive leisure program in Naples. You can select between the essential package and add individual services that we offer with the superior program.
The highlight is an opera or ballet at the famous Teatro San Carlo.
The Artists
Ballet Don Quixote in three acts on the libretto by Vladimir Petrovic Begičev, orchestrated and arranged by John Lanchbery, after the novel by Miguel de Cervantes ‘El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha’ (The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quijote of La Mancha)
Conductor • Martin Yates
Choreographies • Rudolf Nureev / Marius Petipa
Set and Costumes Design • Nadine Baylis
Lighting Design • John B. Read
Orchestra and Ballet of Teatro di San Carlo
Ballet Director • Clotilde Vayer
Production of Royal Swedish Opera
Performance Dates Don Quixote
Operas, Ballets, Concerts of the Season 2023 / 2024
In Naples at the Teatro di San Carlo