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Raymonda (Holmes - Petipa)
| Choreographer |
Holmes, Anna-Marie |
| First Performance | 10.5.2003 |
| Place of First Performance | The Finnish National Opera |
| Finnish premiere | 10.5.2003 |
| Place of Premiere | The Finnish National Opera |
| Style | Classic Ballet |
| Duration (min) | 150 |
| Scenography | Zack Brown |
| Costume designer | Zack Brown |
| Lighting Designer | Steen Bjarke |
| Performers of the premiere |
Raymonda: Minna Tervamäki, Jean de Brianne: Nicholas Ziegler, Abderakhman, the Saracen Knight: Dario Franconi; Countess Sybille: Jaana Puuponen, Henriette: Anu Viheriäranta, Clemence: Milla Eloranta, Bernard: Jaakko Eerola, Beranger: Adam Kozal, The White Lady: Andrea Nemethová, Castellan: Sampo Kivelä, Abderakhman's companion: Javier Torres, ladies-in-waiting: Maritta Saxholm, Tuuli Tuominen; maids of honour: Francis Guardia, Jenny Jägerhorn, Mirka Kleemola, Kirsi Tiiliharju; turbadures: Hnerik Burman, Linas Kavaliauskas, Antti Keinänen, Timo Kokkonen, Aki Pakarinen, Samuli Poutanen. The Waltz: Minna Alaraudanjoki, Mirella Iisakka, Sari Jokela, Anna Konkari, Anandah Kononen, Kaarina Leppänen, Ira Lindahl, Maki Nakagawa, Camilla Rajalin, Maria Tamminen, Arja Tervo, Sara Vuorinen; Tomi Blåberg, Craig Davidson, Veli-Pekka Hämäläinen, Valeri Kononen, Maksim Lukjanov, Juha-Pekka Myllymäki, Ville Mäki, Henrik Pettersson, Teemu Tainio, Frans Valkama (ballet school), Klaus Vesala, Pekka Yli-Marttila. Dream Vision: Anna Konkari, Anandah Kononen, Asta Lindholm, Anneke Lönnroth, Maki Nakagawa, Virve Olsson, Ophélie Rodighiero, Salla Suominen; Minna Alaraudanjoki, Linda Haakana, Sari Jokela, Jenny Jägerhorn, Johanna Nuutinen, Camilla Rajalin, Kirsi Tiiliharju, Sofia Winqvist; Auri Ahola (ballet school), Özen Erdinc, Mirella Iisakka, Mirka Kleemola, Mai Komori, Kaarina Leppänen, Ira Lindahl, Anu Lindell, Tuija Lindholm, Elina Räisänen (ballet school), Terhi Räsänen, Maria Tamminen, Arja Tervo, Armi Tihtonen, Sara Vuorinen, Marjaterttu Willman-Matosic; Henrik Burman, Linas Kavaliauskas, Antti Keinänen, Ville Mäki, Aki Pakarinen, Samuli Poutanen, Klaus Vesala, Pekka Yli-Marttila. Spanish Dance: Anneke Lönnroth, Linas Kavaliauskas; Tomi Blåberg, Maksim Lukjanov, Juha-Pekka Myllymäki, Henrik Pettersson. Saracen Pair: Anandah Kononen, Jarkko Niinenen. Hungarian Dance: Arja Tervo, Timo Kokkonen; Özen Erdinc, Mai Komori, Kaarina Leppänen, Ira Lindahl, Anu Lindell, Terhi Räsänen, Susanna Vironmäki, Marjaterttu Willman-Matosic; Veli-Pekka Hämäläinen, Valeri Kononen, Johan Pakkanen (ballet school), Jouka Valkama, Klaus Vesala, Pekka Yli-Marttila. Grand pas Classique (corps de ballet): Sari Jokela, Linda Haakana, Asta Lindholm, Maki Nakagawa, Virve Olsson, Ophélie Rodighiero; Henrik Burman, Craig Davidson, Antti Keinänen, Ville Mäki, Aki Pakarinen, Samuli Poutanen. |
| Music composed for the work | Aleksandr Glazunov (Alexander Glazunov). |
| Other Information |
Staging and direction: Anne-Marie Holmes, Kevin McKenzie; arrangement of music: Ormsby Wilkins, conductor: Peter Ernst Lassen, violin solos: Ollitapio Lehtinen, harp solos: Ya-Wen Lin, piano solo: Satu Elijärvi, senior repetiteur: Ingrid Némécková, repetiteurs: Alan Land, Tarja Ranta, Jarmo Rastas, Kimmo Sandell, Tuuli Tuominen, Jutta Mustakallio (children); violin solos: Ollitapio Lehtinen, harp solos: Kjersti Vindal, piano solo: Satu Elijärvi. The work was produced in collaboration with American Ballet Theatre. This production of Raymonda is dedicated to the memory of Natalia Dudinskaya. |
| Companies |
Finnish National Ballet |
| Dancers |
Franconi, Dario: Abderakhman (2003) Torres, Javier: Abderakhman's companion (2003) Kozal, Adam (2003) Eerola, Jaakko (2003) Eloranta, Milla (2003) Lönnroth, Anneke: Spanish dance (2003) Kavaliauskas, Linas: Spanish dance (2003) Viheriäranta, Anu (2003) Saxholm, Maritta: lady-in-waiting (2003) Tuominen, Tuuli: lady-in-waiting (2003) Guardia, Francis: maid of honour (2003) Jägerhorn, Jenny: maid of honour (2003) Nieminen, Annika: maid of honour (2003) Tiiliharju, Kirsi: maid of honour (2003) Kleemola, Mirka: maid of honour (2003) Ziegler, Nicholas (2003) Puupponen, Jaana: Countess Sybille (2003) Dunets, Anastasia (2003) Tervamäki, Minna (2003) Kononen, Anandah: Saracen pair (2003) Niininen, Jarkko: Saracen pair (2003) Tervo, Arja: Hungarian dance (2003) Kokkonen, Timo: Hungarian dance (2003) Nemethová, Andrea: The White Lady (2003) Kivelä, Sampo: Castellan (2003) Kavaliauskas, Linas: Spanish Dance (2003) Kirjonen, Juha (2003) |