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Raymonda, first performed in 1898, is the final great work by the choreographer Marius Petipa, creator of Cinderella, Nutcracker and Don Quijote. Set to the music of young emerging talent Alexander Glazunov, this ballet is regarded the equal of Tchaikovsky’s greatest works. Together Petipa and Glasunov created the ballet highlight of the late Tsarist era in St. Petersburg, which has had a lasting impact on our definition of classical ballet today.

The RG Munich will see the adaptation of this classic ballet by Ray Barra. He has retained Petipa‘s choreography while working more intensively on developing the leading heroine’s story. Raymonda is torn between two men: the crusader knight Jean de Brienne – international celebrity Sergey Polunin will star in this role -, and the Saracen caliph from Córdoba, Abderakhman, who woos and tries to seduce her. Although Jean kills Abderakhman in a fight (somewhat predictably, and by foul play), paving the way for a splendid wedding feast at the ballet’s climax, Raymonda will never forget her encounter with Abderakhman, his disturbing, erotic power and the deeply conflicting emotions she experienced.

(Text based on www.staatsoper.de/en/productioninfo/raymonda/2019-01-19-19-30.html)

20 student tickets

Duration est. 2 hours 35 minutes · Act 1 (est. 07:30 pm – 08:30 pm ) · Interval (est. 08:30 pm – 09:00 pm ) · Act 2 (est. 09:00 pm – 10:05 pm )

Contact: fk-muenchen@daad-alumni.de