Boston Ballet presents 'Don Quixote'

This spring Boston Ballet presents 'DON QUIXOTE' – in a grand production with virtuoso dancing and splendid sets and costumes. This red hot romantic comedy will sweep audiences away on an adventure filled with humor, passion, and tragedy. Boston Ballet’s 'Don Quixote' has been compared to ‘a frosty glass of sangria on a hot summer’s day!’ Experience it for yourself: April 26 – May 6 at The Boston Opera House. Tickets from just $25.

Rudolph Nureyev’s acclaimed production of Don Quixote was last performed by Boston Ballet in 2006. The production was originally staged on Boston Ballet by Nureyev himself in 1982 when Nureyev danced the leading role of Basilo, first in Boston and then on a tour of the U.S., Mexico and Europe. He first choreographed his version of Don Quixote in Vienna in 1966 and it would later become one of his greatest successes. Nureyev’s Don Quixote is based on the Marius Petipa-Alexander Gorsky production familiar to him from his days with the Kirov. The focus is not on Miguel de Cervantes’ hero but on the romance between two of the novel’s minor characters, Basilo and Kirtri.