The season opens Oct. 19. No time for annotation right now, but here's the press release:
Boston
Ballet’s
2006-2007 season was announced today by Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen, who will mark his fifth anniversary with
the Company this fall.
Boston Ballet will present three full-length productions: the
Company
premiere of George Balanchine’s delightful A Midsummer Night’s Dream and
revivals of two audience favorites – Rudolf Nureyev’s staging of Don Quixote and Maina
Gielgud’s production of Giselle. An all-Balanchine evening features Ballo della Regina,
the company premiere of the haunting La Valse, and one of the twentieth
century’s masterworks, The Four Temperaments. A second mixed bill, New Visions, showcases ballets from the
twenty-first century: a world premiere by Resident Choreographer Jorma Elo, the company premiere of
Christopher Wheeldon’s thrilling Polyphonia, and the revival of Val
Caniparoli’s much-lauded Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion. And Mikko Nissinen’s
production of The Nutcracker
will brighten the holiday season.
The upcoming season was designed as a celebration of Boston Ballet’s wonderful
dancers,” said Nissinen. “I feel that Rudolf Nureyev’s Don Quixote is the
best version of this ballet being performed today. Maina Gielgud’s Giselle is an
incredibly satisfying theatrical production, in which dancing, acting and drama
all meld seamlessly to breathtaking effect. Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
is one of the loveliest story ballets of the past 50 years and includes many major
roles, which is rare for a full-length ballet. All three of these ballets are
superb showcases for the Company. Our Balanchine repertory evening is truly
special: Ballo della
Regina is a fun, bravura piece; La Valse is romantic and mysterious, and
The Four Temperaments
is one of the finest pieces of neo-classicism ever choreographed. This ballet
is about to turn 60 and is as contemporary as any work of recent vintage. New Visions features ballets by three
choreographers whose work I admire and who are all making their mark on the
international dance scene.”
All performances are held at the Wang Theatre, with the exception of The Nutcracker, which returns to the Opera House for the second consecutive year.