City Ballet of San Diego’s 32nd season closes with two spectacular one-act ballets, with live music performed by the City Ballet Orchestra, John Nettles conducting.
Carmen
This visually spectacular one-act production of Carmen, set in southern Spain, follows the downfall of Don José, a naïve soldier who is seduced by the wiles of the fiery Carmen. José abandons his childhood sweetheart and deserts from his military duties yet loses Carmen’s love to the glamorous torero Escamillo.
Choreography
Elizabeth Wistrich (1989)
Music
Carmen by Georges Bizet (1875), with arrangement by Rodion Shchedrin (1967)
Last performed by City Ballet of San Diego in May 2017
Divertimento No. 15
Pairing perfection. The choreography showcases Balanchine’s brilliant use of space, and the geometric precision of his movement patterns and groupings. The music is one of Mozart’s greatest works, the epitome of 18th-century aristocratic music.
Choreography
George Balanchine (1956)
Admission/Cost: $39 - $119
Location:
California Center for the Arts
340 N Escondido Blvd
Escondido, CA
Dates and times:
Saturday, May 3 - 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 4 - 2:00 PM
