‘Mozart and Salieri’ back by demand
BACK by popular demand, Mozart and Salieri has returned to the Artscape Opera House this month for six performances.
After a successful première season in February this year, the adaptation of Alexander Pushkin’s short story, choreographed by Marc Goldberg, is presented by Cape Town City Ballet.
Mozart and Salieri, made famous by Sir Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus, follows Mozart’s rumoured rivalry between himself and the court composer Antonio Salieri, and his tumultuous relationship with wife Constanze.
The ballet is charged with emotion, and previous reviews celebrated it as a thrilling, cutting-edge spectacle, rarely seen on the South African stage and one that should not be missed.
The two-act production features exquisite costuming and powerful dancing, all set to Mozart’s celebrated compositions.
Goldberg trained at the National school of the Arts in Johannesburg, and as a ballet dancer he has danced in all of the classics and a wide range of modern and contemporary works by local and international choreographers.
International guest artist Maxime Quiroga (Mozart), who has danced with the Stuttgart Ballet, Wiener Staatballett and the Royal Ballet of Flanders and was previously seen in CTCB’s Giselle, shares the principal role with Martin Milner while Daniel Szybkowski and Ivan Boonzaier alternate as Salieri, opposite ballerinas Laura Bosenberg and Mariette Opperman as Constanze.
Goldberg, whose previous work includes The Vortex, spent three years bringing his vision to the stage and the result is a unique modern ballet, one that has captured the attention of dance lovers and new audiences who have praised Mozart and Salieri as a breath of fresh air in its genre.
Mozart and Salieri runs from August 24 to September 1, with performances at 2pm and 7.30pm.
Tickets costing from R120 to R280 through Computicket and 021 421 7695.