The Royal Winnipeg Ballet will unveil the World Premiere of James Kudelka’s Vespers this Wednesday night. A new ballet choreographed to Claudio Monteverdi’s ‘Vespers, 1610’, the choir on stage for the performance is made up of Camerata Nova members and more. Mel Braun is the music director that has prepared the choir for the ballet. Missed it? Watch here!
Vespers means “evening prayer” and has stood the test of time for over four hundred years- a true testament to the music’s remarkable power. Vespers combines dramatic atmospheres with creative classical ballet technique, contemporary styles and perspectives on relationships, nature and the spiritual world.
Claudio Monteverdi’s stunning score is performed by members of Camerata Nova and more (17 in total) accompanied by a paired down Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Vespers is alive with vibrant character, colour and texture with all the richness of a renaissance painting. This emotionally powerful ballet features iconic ballerina Evelyn Hart in a role created especially for her. “Vespers is what dance does best,” says Hart. “It will touch you in ways that are unexpected; it is lyrical, mysterious, and evocative without being literal. It gives you a sense of music and movement—it moves me deeply.”
Here is Camerata Nova's Mel Braun in studio with Morning Light host Michael Wolch.
Sat, May 4, 7:30 PM
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