Don Quichotte

Composer: Massenet, Jules

Librettist/Text Author: Cain, Henri

Conductor: Rosa, Francesco

Orchestra: Sofia National Opera Orchestra

Ensemble: Sofia National Opera Ballet

Chorus: Sofia National Opera Chorus

Chorus Master: Dimitrova, Violeta

Bandits: Manov, Slavi

Bandits: Pashovski, Martin

Bandits: Valneev, Lazar

Bandits: Yonkov, Atanas

Chief of the Bandits: Georgiev, Alexander

Don Quichotte: Anastasov, Orlin

Dulcinea: Sarambelieva, Tsveta

Garcias: Pavlova-Indzheva, Rositsa

Juan: Papazikov, Plamen

Pedro: Teneva, Silvia

Rodriguez: Abbott, Kris

Sancho: Anastasov, Ventseslav

Servants: Boyanov, Evtim

Servants: Milev, Nikolay

Set Designer: Manoledaki, Yoanna

Costume Designer: Manoledaki, Yoanna

Choreographer: Alexieva, Antoaneta

Stage Director: Kartloff, Plamen

Television Director: Kartloff, Plamen

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Venue: Sofia National Opera, Bulgaria

Playing Time: 02:05:52

Catalogue Number: 33733

UPC: 8007144337339

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Finished in 1910, Don Quichotte was a success when it premiered at the Opera Theatre in Monte Carlo, where sixty-seven year old Massenet had gone to seek relief from the rheumatism he suffered from. The subject from Cervantes's masterpiece, had been versified by the young and extravagant writer Jacques Le Lorrain. The story is quite different from that of Miguel de Cervantes's hero, appearing, rather, as a self-portrait of the poet himself: the knight becomes a model of virtue, of generosity, driven by lofty ideals; Dulcinee, from maid in an inn becomes a women of the world. His text was reworked by the librettist Henri Cain and submitted to Massenet, who, despite the difficult period he was going through, conceived a rich score, full of verve and maturity.