don chiJuly 19th, at Giardino dei Boboli of Firenz appointment at 21:15 with “Don Chisciotte”, a classic of the tradition of the ballet. We will see in the theater the most famous and acclaimed version of Petipa, founder of the russian repertoire, that was the first to choreograph this comedy in 1869 on the music of brillant musician Ludwig Minkus. Who first brought the Don Quixote in the West was the famous dancer Anna Pavlova with her company in 1924 in an abridged form. The entire ballet was not staged in the West for many years. For the 2011 OperaFestival season, one of the most important companies of the European scene, the Ballet of the National theater of Macedonia. The Macedonian Ballet has its origins in the efforts of generations of dancers, maitres, instructors and choreographers repeaters that developing the tradition of this art have made it a part of the culture of the country of great originality and autonomy. The company is distinguished not only for the technical quality and expressive, as has the original and the beauty of the costumes and scenario, and arrived in Florence after a successful tour. The ballet is inspired by the Cavaliere della Mancia, Don Chisciotte, of the courtly romance of Miguel Cervantes. In the original version of Petipa, in three acts, the protagonist isn’t the aged knight, but the couple Kitri-Basilio. She is the doughter of a host who wants her to marry the rich and stupid Gamache. But she prefers the poor Basilio. Don Chisciotte that is a dreamer, helps the love of the couple to win. Great and amazing is the alternation of great choreography and especially with the great virtuoso of the first dancers, some of the changes involved in the most difficult and famous in the history of classical ballet. July 19th, at Giardino dei Boboli of Firenze appointment at 21:15 with “Don Chisciotte”, a classic of the tradition of the ballet. We will see in the theater the most famous and acclaimed version of Petipa, founder of the russian repertoire, that was the first to choreograph this comedy in 1869 on the music of brillant musician Ludwig Minkus. Who first brought the Don Quixote in the West was the famous dancer Anna Pavlova with her company in 1924 in an abridged form. The entire ballet was not staged in the West for many years. For the 2011 Opera Festival season, one of the most important companies of the European scene, the Ballet of the National theater of Macedonia. The Macedonian Ballet has its origins in the efforts of generations of dancers, maitres, instructors and choreographers repeaters that developing the tradition of this art have made it a part of the culture of the country of great originality and autonomy. The company is distinguished not only for the technical quality and expressive, as has the original and the beauty of the costumes and scenario, and arrived in Florence after a successful tour. The ballet is inspired by the Cavaliere della Mancia, Don Chisciotte, of the courtly romance of Miguel Cervantes. In the original version of Petipa, in three acts, the protagonist isn’t the aged knight, but the couple Kitri-Basilio. She is the doughter of a host who wants her to marry the rich and stupid Gamache. But she prefers the poor Basilio. Don Chisciotte that is a dreamer, helps the love of the couple to win. Great and amazing is the alternation of great choreography and especially with the great virtuoso of the first dancers, some of the changes involved in the most difficult and famous in the history of classical ballet.