Carmen

Carmen in flamenco dance version, based on the novella Carmen by Prosper Mérimée. Script, choreography and lighting by Antonio Gades and Carlos Saura. Performed 2011 at the Teatro Real. Stars Vanesa Vento, Ángel Gil, Joaquín Mulero, and Jairo Rodríguez. Additional  women dancers are Conchi Maya, Cristina Carnero, Luisa Serrano, Mª José López, Maite Chico, María Nadal, Merche Recio, Virginia Guiñales, and Yolanda Rodriguez. Additional men dancers are Alberto Ferrero, Ángel Bleda, Antonio Mulero, David Martín, Elías Morales, Miguel Lara, Miguel Vallés, and Pepe Vento. The woman flamenco singer is Ángela Núñez "La Bronce"; flamenco men singers are Alfredo Tejado, Enrique Pantoja, Gabriel Cortés, and Joni Cortés. Guitarists are Antonio Solera and Camarón de Pitita. Music by Antonio Gades, Antonio Solera, Ricardo Freire González, Georges Bizet (Carmen), Manuel Penella (El Gato Montés), José Ortega Heredia, and Federico García Lorca (Verde que te quiero verde). Stage setting by Antonio Saura. Released 2012, disc has 5.0 dts-HD Master Audio. Grade: Help!

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Bodas de sangre & Suite flamenca

Bogas de sangre flamenco dance piece and Suite flamenca. Choreography and light design are both by Antonio Gades.

1. Bodas de sangre is based on the theatre play by Federico García Lorca. Stars Cristina Carnero, Ángel Gil, Vanesa Vento, Joaquín Mulero, and Maite Chico. Also stars Alberto Ferrero, Alfredo Tejada, Antonio Mulero, Antonio Solera, Camarón de Pitita, Carolina Pozuelo, Conchi Gómez, David Martín, Elías Morales, Enrique Pantoja, Jairo Rodríguez, Joni Cortés, Mª José López, María Nadal, Merche Recio, Miguel Lara, and Virginia Guiñales. Adaptation for ballet by Alfreho Mañas; set and costume designs by Francisco Nieva. Music by Emilio de Diego, Perelló y Monreal (¡Ay, mi Sombrero!), and Felipe Campuzano (Rumba).

2. Suite flamenca features Stella Arauzo and Miguel Lara. Also features women dancers Carolina Pozuelo, Conchi Gómez, Cristina Carnero, Maite Chico, María José López, María Nadal, Merche Recio, Vanesa Vento, and Virginia Guiñales. Men dancers are Alberto Ferrero, Ángel Gil, Antonio Mulero, David Martín, Elías Morales, Jairo Rodríguez, and Jaoquín Mulero.  Flamenco dancers are Alfredo Tejada, Enrique Pantoja, Gabriel Cortés, and Joni Cortés. Guitarists are Antonio Solerá and Camarón de Pitita. Music by Antonio Gades, Ricardo Freire, and Juan Antonio Zafra. Choreography for Soleá por bulerías and Tanguillos by Cristina Hoyos.

Television producer was Ángela Álvarez Rilla. Released 2012, disc has 5.0 dts-HD Master Audio sound.  Grade: Help!

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Fuenteovejuna

Fuenteovejuna dance piece. Choreographed and directed by Antonio Gades  to a script by José Manuel Caballero Bonald and Antonio Gades. Stars Cristina Carnero, Ángel Gli, Joaquín Mulero, and Alberto Ferrero. Additional women dancers are Carolina Pozuelo, Conchi Maya, Luisa Serrano, Mª José López, Maite Chico, María Nadal, Merche Recio, Vanesa Vento, Virginia Domíguez, Virginia Guiñales, and Yolanda Rodríguez. Additional men dancers are Ángel Bleda, Antonio Mulero, David Martín, Elías Morales, Jairo Rodríguez, Miguel Lara, Miguel Vallés, and Pepe Vento. The flamenco woman singer is Ángela Núñez "La Bronce". Flamenco men singers are Alfredo Tejado, Enrique Pantoja, Gabriel Cortés, and Joni Cortés. Guitarists are Antonio Solera and Camarón de Pitita. Music by Antón García Abril, Modest Mussorgsky (Cuadros de una exposición), Antonio Gades, Faustino Núñez, and Juan Antonio Zafra. Set and costumes by Pedro Moreno; folk ballet teacher Juanjo Linares. Released 2012, disc has 5.0 dts-HD Master Audio sound. Grade: Help!

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Le nozze di Figaro

Mozart Le nozze di Figaro opera to libretto by Lorenza da Ponte. Directed 2009 by Emilio Sagi at the Teatro Real. Stars singers Ludovic Tézier, Barbara Frittoli, Luca Pisaroni, Isabel Rey, Marina Comparato, Jeannette Fischer, Carlos Chausson, Raúl Giménez, Enrique Viana, Soledad Cardoso, Miguel Sola. Stars dancers Remei Domingo, Damián Donado, Mª Ángeles Fernández, Pedro Fernández, Francisco Guerrero, Antonio Hidalgo, Olivia Juberías, Silvia Martín, Pedro Navarro, Susana Serrano, Jorge Vicedo, and Rosa Zaragoza. Also features extras Ana Urbano and Candela Valentín-Gamazo. Jesús López Cobos conducts the Corus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real and the Madrid Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Chorus Master Peter Burian). Harpsichord continuo: Patricia Barton; cello continuo: John Paul Friedhoff. Set design by Daniel Bianco; costume design by Renata Schussheim; lighting design by Eduardo Bravo; choreography by Nuria Castejón; produced by Ángela Álvarez Rilla. Released in 2011, disc has 5.1 dts-HD Master Audio sound. Grade: Help!

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