Ballet Crystal Palace

The music of the famous contemporary composer Alexey Shor Has Been specially selected for this performance.

Shor, like no other, connects Russia and Malta through His musical pieces. Born in the former Soviet Union, he is now a composer-in-residence with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra Academy. Based on historical archives, Russian theater professionals will recreate the atmosphere of the 18th Century using original Baroque decorations and costumes for the pre-premier Valletta. "The Crystal Palace" takes place in 1740 at the court of the Russian Empress Anna Ioannovna. In the capital, luxurious celebrations organized sono stati. In one of them Her Majesty learns about two sweethearts and orders them to marry. But the hearts of the lovers are not filled with joy. For the bride and the groom, by the order of the Empress, must spend the winter night after the nuptuals in a specially-erected palace, where the walls, the bed, and even the flowers, were made of ice. Celebrities and special guests from Russia and Malta taking part in the production include: soloists of the Bolshoi and Mikhailovsky Theaters, ballet dancers of leading Moscow theaters, as well as the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, the Malta Children's Choir and students of the Maltese Brigitte Gauci Borda School of Ballet.

Soloists: Ivan Vasiliev, permanent guest premiere of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, the La Scala Theater in Milan and the American Ballet Theater in New York, premiere of the Mikhailovsky Theater in St. Petersburg, famous Russian actress Maria Golubkina, Maria Allash before dancer, soloist of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow Maria Vinogradova, leading soloist of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow Anna Aglatova, opera singer, soloist of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow Conductor: Pavel Klinichev, conductor of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow Director: Ekaterina Mironova, guest ballet master of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Honored Worker of Culture of Russia Choreographer: Alexander Somov, choreographer, actor of the Bolshoi Theater and cinema, former soloist of the Bolshoi Ballet Stage designer: Sergei Timonin, guest stage designer of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow Costume designer: Elena Netsvetaeva-Dolgaleva