A very special dance occasion in honour of a celestial alignment of events, the Gala des Étoiles celebrates the Ballet Corp's time-honoured tradition of a Grand Gala at La Scala as it coincides with Milan's tenure as host city of EXPO 2015. Symbolically espousing the spirit of the Universal Exposition by bringing together outstanding international talent, La Scala's étoiles – Svetlana Zakharova, Roberto Bolle and Massimo Murru – extend Milan's red carpet to a veritable constellation of guest dancers from around the world, including rising stars and luminaries of the ballet universe.
WorksThree Preludes Lucia Lacarra; Marlon Dino Choreography: Ben Stevenson Music: Sergei Rachmaninov Solo Piano: Roberto Cominati
L'Histoire de Manon - Pas de Deux, Act I Scene 2 Melissa Hamilton; Claudio Coviello Choreography: Kenneth Macmillan Music: Jules Massenet
Le Rose Malade Maria Eichwald; Mick Zeni Ballet by Roland Petit Music: Gustav Mahler
Grand Pas Classique Alina Somova; Leoinid Sarafanov Choreography: Victor Gsovsky Music: Daniel-Francois Auber
Carmen - Pas de Deux Polina Semionova; Roberto Bolle Ballet by Roland Petit Music: Georges Bizet
The Dying Swan Svetlana Zakharova Choreography: Mikhail Fokine Music: Camille Saint-Saens
Don Quixote - Grand Pas de Deux, Act 3 Nicoletta Manni; Ivan Vasiliev Choreography: Marius Petipa Music: Ludwig Minkus
Light Rain - Pas de Deux Lucia Lacarra; Marlon Dino Choreography: Gerald Arpino Music: Douglas Adams; Russ Gauthier
Romeo & Juliet - Pas de Deux, Act 1 Scene 6 Maria Eichwald; Massimo Murru Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Spartacus - Pas de deux Maria VinoGradova; Ivan Vasiliev Choreography: Yury Grigorovich Music: Aram Khachurian
Prototype Roberto Bolle Concept & Choreography: Massimiliano Volpini Original Music: Piero Salvatori Music Production: Faustro Dase
Le Corsaire - Pas de Deux Svetlana Zakharova; Leonid Sarafanov Music: Riccardo Drigo
Dance of the Hours Music: Amilcare Ponchielli
Press Reviews
"Technically the dancing was brilliant, at times jaw-droppingly so, featuring very demanding leaps, turns, and some exhilarating lifts in the pas de deux. The female dancers were presented beautifully. This was a dazzling night of dance, a grand ‘Gala of stars’ indeed." (Sydney Arts Guide)
Cast
Svetlana Zakharova
Roberto Bolle
Massimo Murru
Nicoletta Manni
Claudio Coviello
Mick Zeni
Maria Eichwald
Melissa Hamilton
Orchestra of La Scala; David Coleman
Production
Company: Teatro alla Scala
Disc Information
Catalogue Number: OA1220D
Date of Performance: 2015
Running Time: 142 minutes
Sound: LPCM & DTS 5.1
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Label: Opus Arte
- Aspect Ratio : 1.78:1
- Product Dimensions : 0.59 x 7.51 x 5.32 inches; 3.84 ounces
- Media Format : NTSC
- Run time : 2 hours and 22 minutes
- Release date : October 28, 2016
- Dubbed: : None
- Subtitles: : English, French, Italian, Spanish, German
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- Studio : BBC / Opus Arte
- Number of discs : 1
