Conductor Valery Ovsyanikov: ballet “Don Quixote”

The Royal Opera House will host a series of the ballets “Don Quixote” by the Austrian composer Ludwig Minkus staged by Carlos Acota from October 19 to November 17. Comical, witty and cheerful ballet tells the story of a famous fictional knight who manages to help star-crossed lovers Kitri and Basilio.

Each performance will be conducted by the former Musical Director of the Vaganova Academy and a world-renowned conductor, Valery Ovsyanikov. Russian ballet stars can also be seen on stage: on October 16 and 19, Vadim Muntagirov, a student of the Perm Choreographic School and the premier of The Royal Ballet in London, will dance Basilio. On November 11 and 17, Natalia Osipova, one of the most famous Russian ballerinas in the world, the prima ballerina of The Royal Ballet in London, will take the stage as Kitri.

Learn more about the event by clicking the «buy a ticket» button.