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Dmitri Shostakovich, Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102

1. Allegro

2. Andante

3. Allegro

Edward Elgar, Enigma Variations, Op. 36

Theme (Andante)

Variation I (L'istesso tempo) "C.A.E."

Variation II (Allegro) "H.D.S.-P."

Variation III (Allegretto) "R.B.T."

Variation IV (Allegro di molto) "W.M.B."

Variation V (Moderato) "R.P.A."

Variation VI (Andantino) "Ysobel"

Variation VII (Presto) "Troyte"

Variation VIII (Allegretto) "W.N."

Variation IX (Adagio) "Nimrod"

Variation X (Intermezzo: Allegretto) "Dorabella"

Variation XI (Allegro di molto) "G.R.S."

Variation XII (Andante) "B.G.N."

Variation XIII (Romanza: Moderato) "* * *"

Alexander Glazunov, Raymonda

III - Entracte

III - Grand pas hongrois

III - Entrée

III - Pas classique hongrois

I - Variation I

I - Variation II

II - Variation II

III - Variation III

Alexander Glazunov, Raymonda

III - Variation I

II - Variation III

III - Variation IV

III - Coda

III - Galop

The Royal Ballet presents ballets from MacMillan, Ashton and Nureyev

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Cast

Kenneth MacMillan — Choreographer

Jürgen Rose — Scenography

John B. Read — Lighting

Anna Rose O'Sullivan — Dancer

James Hay — Dancer

Yasmine Naghdi — Dancer

Ryoichi Hirano — Dancer

Mayara Magri — Dancer

Program notes

Renowned principal dancers Natalia Osipova and Vadim Muntagirov perform alongside The Royal Ballet, opening their 2019-20 season with an eclectic program of three unique ballets set to music by Shostakovich, Elgar, and Glazunov.

At London’s stunning Royal Opera House, the show begins with Kenneth MacMillan’s Concerto, a plotless, one-act ballet set to Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major. Minimalist decor and simple costumes mean all eyes are on the beautiful and captivating movements of The Royal Ballet’s virtuosic dancers. Edward Elgar’s beloved Enigma Variations are then brought to life in Frederick Ashton’s rarely performed ballet that recounts a fictional story about the composer and his friends against the charming backdrop of Victorian England. The program rounds out with the spectacular third act from Raymonda, a cherished ballet originally choreographed by Marius Petipa to music by the great Alexander Glazunov. Internationally renowned ballerinas Natalia Osipova and Vadim Muntagirov join the English ballet company in Rudolf Nureyev’s exquisite production from 1966.

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