National Ballet of Cuba Performs in Nizhny Novgorod

Continuing the successful tour of Russia begun by the National Ballet of Cuba (BNC) at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg and the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, the company offered a performance this Tuesday, September 29, at the Pushkin State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater in Nizhny Novgorod.

Information shared by the BNC press team from the hometown of the great writer Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), founded more than eight centuries ago, specifies that the renowned ensemble under the direction of Viengsay Valdés presented the romantic ballet Giselle, in a version by Alicia Alonso (1920-2019) based on the original by Jules Perrot (1810-1892) and Jean Coralli (1779-1854), and the later revivals by Marius Petipa (1818-1910), with music by Adolphe Adam (1803-1856).

Principal dancer Anette Delgado embodied the title role, accompanied by other figures such as Ányelo Montero in the role of Albrecht, Ernesto Díaz as Hilarion, Clotilde Peón as Giselle's Mother and Yankiel Vázquez as Wilfred.

The same source states that soloist dancer Laura Kamila made a sensational debut in the role of the Queen of the Wilis; and the Pushkin Theater Orchestra was conducted by maestro Idalgel Marquetti.

At the conclusion of the performance, a congratulatory message to the BNC was announced from the theater's management, for what they considered a "spectacular performance," also containing thanks to the Cuban company and to Rosconcert, an institution of the Russian Ministry of Culture, which is in charge of organizing the tour, which will conclude on October 3 in the city of Samara, the BNC statement concludes.