Adolphe Adam
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Français
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Adolphe Adam's Le Postillon de Lonjumeau was a great success at it's premiere in 1836, and, along with the ballet Giselle, has remained one of the composer's most popular works. Following the great French tradition, this opéra-comique has it all: 18th century Rococo Parisian glamour and a perilous love story involving the dashing and flirtatious Chapelou and his opposite, the powerful and clever Madeleine. This lavish and spectacular production from...
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English
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With its narrative of buccaneering bravado, exotic opulence, romance and traitorous intrigue, 'Le Corsaire' is one of the most impressive narrative ballets of the 19th century, and it remains one of Adolphe Adam's best-known works. Director of the Wiener Staatsballett, Manuel Legris, has choreographed a new version that draws on the rich performance traditions of Russia and France, and carefully combines spirited action, Adam's delightful music, choreography,...