Following the success of Graeme Murphy’s unique interpretations of Swan Lake, Firebird and The Nutcracker, The Silver Rose will be one of the most eagerly anticipated works on the Australian stage in 2010.
The Silver Rose is a lavish full-length production based loosely on the classic opera The Rose Cavalier. Choreographed by Murphy and creative associate Janet Vernon, their vision of the ballet is completed with spectacular Art Nouveau sets by Roger Kirk, and beautifully enhanced with music by Australian composer Carl Vine.
In Richard Strauss’ opera Der Rosenkavalier (The Rose Cavalier), Murphy saw the makings of a great ballet: a timeless tale of jealousy, infidelity, and love gone wrong. The tangle of romantic intrigue is ripe for comic interpretation as the cast tie each other in beautifully choreographed romantic knots.
Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet, David McAllister, said he was thrilled to be bringing The Silver Rose home after it premiered on the Bavarian State Ballet in 2005.
“With an all-Australian creative team we just had to bring this glorious production home and stage it with an all-Australian cast!”
Synopsis: Set in turn-of-the-last-century Vienna, The Silver Rose is the story of an alluring and intelligent woman – an actress, the Marschallin – in the middle of her life.
Though still very beautiful, she’s troubled by the clock’s ceaseless tick and worried her lover might fall for a younger woman. Inevitably, he does!
The Silver Rose
State Theatre, the Arts Centre, St. Kilda Rd, Melbourne
Season: 19 - 30 March 2010
Bookings: 1300 369 741 or online at: www.australianballet.com.au
For more information, visit: www.australianballet.com.au for details.
Image: Photography by David Kelly
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