Auber - Marco Spada (Ballet) - Nureyev

Ballet and Orchestra: Teatro dell'Opera di Roma Conductor: Alberto Ventura Director/Choreographer: Pierre Lacotte, Giuseppe Russi Cast: Rudolf Nureyev - Marco Spada Ghislaine Thesmar - Angela, his daughter Lucia Colognato - Marchesa Sampietri Michel Denard - Prince Federici, grandson of the governor Alfredo Raino - Count Pepinelli, captain of the dragoons Francesco Nuccitelli - Brother Borromeo, treasurer of the monastery Alessandro Vigo - Prince Osorio, governor of Rome Pasquale Setale - Genaro, Roman Bandit Pas de Deux - Paola Catalini and Luigi Martelletta Choreography, sets and costumes - Pierre Lacotte Libretto - Eugene Scribe, adapted by Pierre Lacotte Video director - Adriana Borgonovo Description: A ballet adaptation (1857) of the opera "Marco Spada, or The Bandit's Daughter" (1852) by Daniel François Esprit Auber. An incredibly beautiful production with Rudolf Nureyev and Ghislaine Thismar. Many complex numbers, Nureyev was almost 44 years old when he danced in "Marco Spada", but his acting skills, artistry and musicality are simply fantastic. Beautiful costumes and sets. Pierre Lacotte preserved the name of this performance in the legend, which attracted attention during the time of its stage existence. The reconstruction of the ballet, of course, is not the original, and it is most honest to define it as "retro", but this production deservedly entered the masterpieces. "The works of Auber are the minor creations of a great musician..." - Gioachino Rossini. Italy, 1982.