Dress Rehearsals
The Silver Rose
An Australian premiere from Graeme Murphy
Bavarian State Ballet, Photo: Wilfried Hoesl
Choreographic legend Graeme Murphy returns to The Australian Ballet stage in 2010 with a dazzling new full-length work. Based loosely on The Rose Cavalier, The Silver Rose is a ballet of romantic intrigue and love gone wrong. The Marschallin, an actress, is still very beautiful but fears her lover might fall for a younger woman. Inevitably he does. Against spectacular Art Nouveau sets, the cast tie each other in romantic knots. It seems in turn-of-last-century Vienna, love is a dangerous game. With music by Australian composer Carl Vine, The Silver Rose is set to be Murphy’s sell-out success of 2010.
The Dress Rehearsal will be at The Sydney Opera House on Thursday 8th April at 7pm and is currently onsale to Current 2010 Friends Members.
Lavish, sensual, evocative!
stagediary.com
A new work by this leading choreographer never fails to set the ballet world abuzz
The Sunday Age
“Murphy’s choreography continues to evolve and reach new heights of artistry”
Sunday Herald Sun
Credits
The Silver Rose 2005
Choreographer Graeme Murphy
(based on Der Rosenkavalier by Hugo von Hofmannsthal)
Creative associate: Janet Vernon
Music: Carl Vine
Set and costume design: Roger Kirk
Lighting designer: Damien Cooper
Sydney Accompainment: Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
Coppelia
Three acts of magic, mayhem and mistaken identity
Leanne Stojmenov, Photography: Justin Smith
Coppélia has everything a good story ballet should: a touch of magic, a dash of romance and masses of sumptuous costumes. It all begins at the Harvest Festival, where the appearance of Dr Coppelius and his mysterious ‘doll’ Coppélia upset the celebrations. Village boy Franz falls for Coppélia but when his feisty fiancée exacts her revenge, he learns the hard way not to romance living dolls. Coppélia has been a family favourite for 140 years now, and this production is one of the very finest, with fairytale sets and costumes and a thoroughly danceable score.
The Dress Rehearsal will be at the Sydney Opera House on Monday 3rd May. This ballet goes on sale in the first week of April (date TBA) The 7pm performance is available to current 2010 Members. The Matinee 1pm performance is open to current 2010 Members and their family and friends.
Pure escapism
Daily Telegraph
Still enchantingly fresh after 130 years”
The Sunday Age
Credits
Coppélia (1979)
Production: George Ogilvie
Music: Leo Delibes
Costume and Set Design: Kristian Fredrickson
Sydney Accompainment: Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra
