Mick Zeni

Every night, Johann puts on bat's wings and flies off to enjoy himself. Bella, troubled by her husband's hedonistic activities, consults with her friend Ulrich and plots to disguise herself as a mysterious beauty to seduce her husband. A ballet in two acts after Johann Strauss' "Die Fledermaus" choreographed by Roland Petit, staged by Teatro alla Scala and filmed for television.

Recorded live from the Teatro all Scala, Milan, 2011

La Bayadère est un ballet chorégraphié par Marius Petipa, alors Premier maître de Ballet des Théâtres Impériaux de Saint Pétersbourg (actuellement le Kirov), sur une musique composée par Ludwig Minkus, Le ballet concerne le drame d'une danseuse du temple (bayadère), Nikiya, et du valeureux guerrier Solor qui se sont mutuellement juré une fidélité éternelle. Mais le grand brahmane, également amoureux de Nikiya, apprend ses relations avec Solor. Musique de Ludwig Minkus Chorégraphie de Natalia Makarova d'après Marius Petipa Danseurs : Svetlana Zakharova, Roberto Bolle, Isabelle Brusson, Bryan Hewison, Mick Zeni, Francisco Sedeno, Antonino Sutera ... Ballet du Théâtre de Scala de Milan Orchestre de la Scala de Milan David Coleman, direction Filmé en 2005 à la Scala de Milan

In the garden of a Baroque villa, a chamber orchestra is playing Mozart’s wonderful quartets and quintets, and everywhere is pervaded with echoes and references to the composer’s world. As if by magic or conjured by the imagination, figures emerge from the shadows of the labyrinthine garden: they are Mozart’s characters, and they play with – or perhaps make fun of – the guests at the party, embroiling them in their well-known amorous dalliances. This piece, in which the spectator encounters among the dreamlike medley many well-known protagonists from Mozart’s operas (including Figaro, Don Giovanni, and the Queen of the Night), is a full-length choreographic work by Massimiliano Volpini, who himself performed on stage for many years as a dancer with the Scala ensemble.

With Roland Petit’s cool, cabaret-style choreography and chic costumes by Yves Saint Laurent, Notre-Dame de Paris has been a modern ballet hit ever since its 1965 premiere. Petit’s deft condensation of Victor Hugo’s epic and tragic novel is now renewed by two stars of our own time, Roberto Bolle and Natalia Osipova: a stunning tribute to Petit’s genius after his death in 2011. Recorded live at Teatro alla Scala, Milan, March 2013.