Finally the day of the first performance has arrived! We give a big cheer and lots of appreciation and a huge thanks to our entire technical crew and their colleagues from the lighting department who performed miracles here in Beijing to ensure that the curtain went up on a picture perfect set.
Photos: Roman Novitzky
Make-up artist Lola Khurramova prepares Friedemann Vogel for his role as Onegin
The stage is set for the first act
The desk of the stage manager with the score for the ballet – all around the world, this desk looks very similar…
The technical crew makes a human chain to guide the dancers into the right wing for the high speed entrance and exit of the famous line of jetés in the first act. This ensures that the dancers enter from the correct wing
Character Artist Sonia Santiago surrounded by the dancers from the second act. They are wishing her a Happy Birthday!
Aiara Iturrioz Rico, Matteo Miccini, Alicia Garcia Torronteras and Timoor Afshar as party guests in the second act of Onegin
In the second act of Onegin, we see the genius of John Cranko at work: to portray the somewhat unsophisticated country society in which Tatiana lives, he created a set of old relatives to attend her birthday party. These relatives and friends of the family like to gossip about everything which is going on. These roles are an important part of this act and Cranko was one of the first choreographers to portray all ages on the stage. The Stuttgart Ballet dancers invest alot into these roles: here with Joana Romaneiro, Louis Stiens, Elisa Ghisalberti, Alessandro Giaquinto, Melinda Witham, Martino Semenzato, Sonia Santiago, Adrian Oldenburger, Martina Marin
Friedemann Vogel in all his glory as Onegin
Friedemann as Onegin enters the party and snubs the guests
Onegin dances with Tatiana: Elisa Badenes as Tatiana, Friedemann as Onegin
Onegin becomes annoyed with the old relatives… Elisa Badenes as Tatiana, Friedemann as Onegin
The final pas de deux: Elisa Badenes as Tatiana, Friedemann as Onegin
Elisa Badenes and Friedemann Vogel take a bow after a successful performance
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