[Photo Album] La Scala’s Le Corsaire, opening tonight and to be live streamed 1 March 2023

33 - Le Corsaire - in the centre Nicoletta Manni, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — Le Corsaire – in the centre Nicoletta Manni, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

Le Corsaire, in a version by La Scala Ballet's director Manuel Legris, will be the first ballet to be live-streamed on La Scala's new video channel LaScalaTV.

The production opens tonight, with sets and costumes by Luisa Spinatelli, mostly taken from her production of the ballet with choreography by Anna-Marie Holmes, which was seen for one season only at La Scala, in 2018. This is followed by the live stream tomorrow, 1 March, and the run continues at La Scala in Milan until 17 March.

The version of Le Corsaire by Manuel Legris was created in 2016 for Vienna State Ballet. It was his first reinterpretation of a 19th-century classic. Legris has created many sections for the corps de ballet, such as the Dance of the Odalisques, and the Dance of the Corsaire Women, though Petipa's Le Jardin animé has been preserved. For the pas de deux of Medora and Conrad, Legris chose the music written by Léo Delibes for the ballet Sylvia, without yet knowing that Sylvia would be his next restaging in Vienna, a version that came to La Scala. It was his first time working with the company that he now directs.

01 - Le Corsaire - Maria Celeste Losa and the corps de ballet, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 01 – Le Corsaire – Maria Celeste Losa and the corps de ballet, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

02 - Le Corsaire - Nicoletta Manni, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 02 – Le Corsaire – Nicoletta Manni, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

03 - Le Corsaire - Nicoletta Manni, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 03 – Le Corsaire – Nicoletta Manni, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

04 - Le Corsaire - Maria Celeste Losa, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 04 – Le Corsaire – Maria Celeste Losa, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

05 - Le Corsaire - Maria Celeste Losa, Nicoletta Manni, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 05 – Le Corsaire – Maria Celeste Losa, Nicoletta Manni, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

06 - Le Corsaire - Timofej Andrijashenko, Claudio Coviello, Antonella Albano, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 06 – Le Corsaire – Timofej Andrijashenko, Claudio Coviello, Antonella Albano, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

07 - Le Corsaire - Claudio Coviello, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 07 – Le Corsaire – Claudio Coviello, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

08 - Le Corsaire - Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 08 – Le Corsaire – Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

09 - Le Corsaire - in the centre Gioacchino Starace, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 09 – Le Corsaire – in the centre Gioacchino Starace, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

10 - Le Corsaire - Marco Agostino, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 10 – Le Corsaire – Marco Agostino, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

11 - Le Corsaire - Maria Celeste Losa, Marco Agostino, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 11 – Le Corsaire – Maria Celeste Losa, Marco Agostino, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

12 - Le Corsaire - photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 12 – Le Corsaire – photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

13 - Le Corsaire - Antonella Albano, Claudio Coviello, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 13 – Le Corsaire – Antonella Albano, Claudio Coviello, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

14 - Le Corsaire - photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 14 – Le Corsaire – photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

15 - Le Corsaire - Antonella Albano, Claudio Coviello, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 15 – Le Corsaire – Antonella Albano, Claudio Coviello, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

16 - Le Corsaire - photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 16 – Le Corsaire – photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

17 - Le Corsaire - Nicoletta Manni, Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 17 – Le Corsaire – Nicoletta Manni, Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

18 - Le Corsaire - Nicoletta Manni, Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 18 – Le Corsaire – Nicoletta Manni, Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

19 - Le Corsaire - Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 19 – Le Corsaire – Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

20 - Le Corsaire - Claudio Coviello, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 20 – Le Corsaire – Claudio Coviello, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

21 - Le Corsaire - in the centre Claudio Coviello, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 21 – Le Corsaire – in the centre Claudio Coviello, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

22 - Le Corsaire - Nicoletta Manni, Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 22 – Le Corsaire – Nicoletta Manni, Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

23 - Le Corsaire - Nicoletta Manni, Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 23 – Le Corsaire – Nicoletta Manni, Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

24 - Le Corsaire - Nicoletta Manni, Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 24 – Le Corsaire – Nicoletta Manni, Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

25 - Le Corsaire - Nicoletta Manni, Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 25 – Le Corsaire – Nicoletta Manni, Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

26 - Le Corsaire - Maria Celeste Losa, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 26 – Le Corsaire – Maria Celeste Losa, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

27 - Le Corsaire - Maria Celeste Losa, Gioacchino Starace, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 27 – Le Corsaire – Maria Celeste Losa, Gioacchino Starace, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

28 - Le Corsaire - in the centre Gioacchino Starace, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 28 – Le Corsaire – in the centre Gioacchino Starace, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

29 - Le Corsaire - Marco Agostino, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 29 – Le Corsaire – Marco Agostino, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

30 - Le Corsaire - Camilla Cerulli, Linda Giubelli, Gaia Andreano', photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 30 – Le Corsaire – Camilla Cerulli, Linda Giubelli, Gaia Andreano', photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

31 - Le Corsaire - photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 31 – Le Corsaire – photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

32 - Le Corsaire - in the centre Nicoletta Manni, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 32 – Le Corsaire – in the centre Nicoletta Manni, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

34 - Le Corsaire - in the centre Nicoletta Manni, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 34 – Le Corsaire – in the centre Nicoletta Manni, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

35 - Le Corsaire - Maria Celeste Losa, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 35 – Le Corsaire – Maria Celeste Losa, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

36 - Le Corsaire - in the centre Nicoletta Manni, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 36 – Le Corsaire – in the centre Nicoletta Manni, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

37 - Le Corsaire - Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala — 37 – Le Corsaire – Timofej Andrijashenko, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala

LE CORSAIRE

Ballet in three acts with a prologue and an epilogue

Dramaturgy and libretto by Manuel Legris and Jean-François Vazelle from Lord Byron, Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Joseph Mazilier

Choreography
Manuel Legris, from Marius Petipa and others

Music
Adolphe Adam and others
selection by Manuel Legris, arrangement Igor Zapravdin
orchestration Thomas Heinisch and Gábor Kerény

Sets and costumes
Luisa Spinatelli
Assistant sets and costumes Monia Torchia

Lights
Andrea Giretti

Director
Valery Ovsyanikov

Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company and Orchestra

Gramilano( Editor )

Graham Spicer is a writer, director and photographer in Milan, blogging (under the name ‘Gramilano') about dance, opera, music and photography for people “who are a bit like me and like some of the things I like”. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy.

His scribblings have appeared in various publications from Woman's Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the ‘Danza in Italia' column for Dancing Times magazine.

LE CORSAIRE

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