The ballet Don Quixote needs more than 1500 words.
The original choreographer of the three-act ballet: Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorschi Music: Ming Kusi, 1826- 19 17) premiered: 1869 12 14 at the Moscow Grand Theatre. Nureyev played the leading role in this play as early as 2 1 year-old, which was very popular. When he became the dance director of the Paris National Opera House, he condensed the original lengthy Don Quixote into a more compact and perfect work, and focused on the love story of a young man and a woman, while the fantasy knight Don Quixote became the crowning touch in the whole absurd comedy. The theme of each scene is the prologue: driven by Doussinet's illusion, Don Quixote and his loyal guests begin their adventure from Sancho. Scene 1: Basilio, the daughter of the bar owner Lorenzo, is flirting with her hairdresser Basilio. But Lorenzo didn't like them, so he drove Basilio away, because he wanted his daughter to marry rich Gamas, but Kitelli preferred Basilio to Gamas. At this point, Don Quixote and his entourage Sancho arrived at this lively market, causing an uproar. He thinks Lorenzo is the owner of the castle, so he pays the highest respect to him. Lao Lunzuo repaid him with the same courtesy and invited him to a bar for a drink and a rest. Don Quixote was invited to the bar and saw the beautiful Kitty, who he was sure was his dream lover-Dusini. However, Keatley eloped with Leo in Brazil, so Lao Lunzuo, Gamas and Don Quixote began to look for Keatley. Act II Scene 1: Don Quixote and Sancho in the gypsy camp find the young couple in a pub. Just then, Don Quixote saw the phantom of Duchenne, and he realized that Katie was not his perfect Duchenne, but belonged to Leo in Brazil. Suddenly, a strong wind blew, which was caused by the windmill. Don Quixote thinks that windmills are some kind of monsters that will hurt Ducinette and attack windmills. He was so tired that he fell asleep. Don Quixote had a mysterious dream, in which the images of Kittery and Dousinette Ya merged. Act II Scene 3: Sunrise Lao Lunzuo and Gamas awaken Don Quixote from his dream. Because of the sympathy of Kittery and Basilio, Don Quixote led them in the wrong direction. Scene 4, Act 2: Katie, who is finally found in a bar, is forced to accept Gamas by Lao Lunzuo. In order to prevent this from happening, Basilio pretended to commit suicide. Kittery asked Don Quixote to lobby Lao Lunzuo to marry Basilio's "corpse". Lao Lunzuo reluctantly agreed, and Basilio immediately "resurrected"! Kittery left to prepare for the wedding, while Don Quixote and Basilio paid tribute to Lao Lunzuo and Gamas. Act III: The Duke's Castle, Wedding. Everyone celebrated Kittery and Basilio's wedding. Don Quixote congratulated them and began his endless adventure.