A stylish homage to Rudolf Nureyev at La Scala

By Mark Pullinger, 28 March 2021

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“Nicoletta Manni... dispatched Odile’s fouettés with style”

Reviewed at Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 28 March 2021

Don Quixote (from Act 2) (Rudolf Nureyev)

The Sleeping Beauty (Rose Adagio) (Rudolf Nureyev)

Manfred (Solo) (Rudolf Nureyev)

Swan Lake (Pas de trois from Act 3) (Rudolf Nureyev, Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov)

Cinderella (Pas de deux from Act 2) (Rudolf Nureyev)

Romeo and Juliet (Pas de deux from Act 1) (Rudolf Nureyev)

Raymonda (Divertissement from Act 3) (Rudolf Nureyev)

Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company

Koen Kessels, Conductor

Giuseppe Conte, Dancer

Nicoletta Manni, Dancer

Maria Celeste Losa, Dancer

Martina Arduino, Dancer

Claudio Coviello, Dancer

Timofej Andrijashenko, Dancer

Christian Fagetti, Dancer

Alessandra Vassallo, Dancer

Gabriele Corrado, Dancer

Marco Agostino, Dancer

Vittoria Valerio, Dancer

Virna Toppi, Dancer

Nicola del Freo, Dancer

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Nureyev’s Sleeping Beauty at La Scala is pure magic

Elsa Giovanna Simonetti, 21st December

Rudolf Nureyev’s production of The Sleeping Beauty is still a magnificent showcase for La Scala after nearly 60 years.

*****

NNB rises to the challenges of Nureyev’s Don Quixote

Maggie Foyer, 7th February

Premiered with Norwegian National Ballet in 2009, this Don Quixote is packed with high energy classical and character roles and is colourful and extravagant.

****1

Royal Swedish Ballet rise to the challenges of Nureyev's Swan Lake

Maggie Foyer, 9th April

Rudolf Nureyev's typically intricate choreography serves the Royal Swedish Ballet well, showing off the virtuosic talents throughout the ranks as well as the principal dancers.

****1

The Australian Ballet celebrates 60 years with style and star turns!

Deborah Weiss, 6th August

The Australian Ballet's return to London's Royal Opera House after a 35 year absence, proves successful at every level.

****1

Australian Ballet's Don Quixote: a showpiece for excellence

Deborah Weiss, 24th March

This Don Quixote reveals the extraordinary depth of talent within Australian Ballet, challenging all ranks of the company and presenting a stellar production.

****1

La Scala's home-made tribute celebrates Carla Fracci's legacy

Silvia Poletti, 9th April

The first Fracci Gala at the Teatro alla Scala celebrates the memory and the stature of a child of the house, who not always considered so in life.

***11

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.