Travel Tip: Dance in United States
Paris Opera Ballet

The legendary Paris Opera Ballet, the oldest national ballet company in the world and the company that literally invented the form, gives their first New York performances since its last visit in 1996.

French Masters of the 20TH Century

This programme includes Suite en Blanc by Serge Lifar, a choreographer whose roots go back to the Ballet Russes; L’Arlesienne by Roland Petit, who defined the contemporary French style in the 1950s; and Boléro by Maurice Bejart.

New York City Opera Orchestra

11 July at 8:00 pm
12 July at 8:00 pm
15 July at 3:00 pm

Giselle

13 July at 8:00 pm
14 July at 2:00 pm
14 July at 8:00 pm
17 July at 8:00 pm
18 July at 8:00 pm
19 July at 8:00 pm

Choreography: Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot
Composer: Adolphe Adam

Orpheus and Eurydice

20 July at 8:00 pm 
21 July at 8:00 pm
22 July at 3:00 pm

Orpheus (singer): Maria Riccarda Wesseling
Eurydice (singer): Yun Jung Choi
Amore (singer): Zoe Nicolaidou
Choreography and staging: Pina Bausch
Composer Christoph: Willibald Gluck
Sets, costumes, and lighting: Rolf Borzik