Abysses

Italian choreographer Mauro Bigonzetti is already an item on the repertoire of the Czech National Ballet in Prague, which is currently presenting his third production, this time in a world premiere prepared especially for the ensemble. The author found an inspiration in the fable of Scheherazade, and especially in Rimsky-Korsakov’s music. However, in addition to the famous early 20th century symphonic suite, the choreographer composed the entire prologue to Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sinfonietta on Russian Themes.

Conductor Johannes Witt succeeded in uniting the two works by Rimsky-Korsakov, so dissimilar in terms of atmosphere and composition. Music thus evokes two different worlds. The first part brings us to the harem, where we meet Scheherazade, the Shah’s favourite-to-be, and other young ...