ballet
Coppélia
Léo Delibes
Detailed information
Composer
Léo Delibes
Duration
2 h (including one interval)
Libretto
Johan Kobborg, based on an original libretto by Charles Nuitter and Arthur Saint-LéonJohan Kobborg, based on an original libretto by Charles Nuitter and Arthur Saint-Léon
Premiere at Baltic Opera Gdansk
Creatives
music direction
Luis Gorelik
choreography
photo: Morgan Norman
Johan Kobborg
Johan Kobborg has enjoyed a distinguished career as a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet and the Royal Danish Ballet and as a Guest Artist with most major companies around the world.
He has simultaneously distinguished himself as a choreographer, creating major works for companies worldwide.
Johan Kobborg has won numerous awards as both dancer and choreographer; these include Gold and Grand Prix at the USA International Ballet Competition; Gold at the Rudolf Nureyev Competition in Hungary and he is a winner of the Erik Bruhn Competition in Toronto. Mr. Kobborg has received the Critics’ Circle National Dance Award for Best Male Dancer and has been nominated for the Lawrence Olivier Award.
Mr. Kobborg’s creations include both original works and re-worked traditional ballet productions.
Johan Kobborg received the Knight Order of Dannebrog from Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, 2013.
scenography and costumes
Hanna Wójcikowska-Szymczak
lights
Paulina Góral-Stykowska
multimedia
Michał Lewandowski
scenographer's assistant
Karolina Kociołkowska
lights assistant
Maciej Kaczerski
poster
Weronika Wróbel
Description
Coppélia was created in the 19th century and was very popular from the very beginning. The audience of that time appreciated not only the music and choreography, but also the libretto itself, based on the stories of E. T. A. Hoffmann. Following its literary prototype, Coppélia reflected the contemporary fascination with technology, but also with spiritualism and magnetism. Modern knowledge of the world allows us to treat these threads with greater distance, but the plot of Delibes' ballet itself remains interesting.
The action of Coppélia takes place in a small town, which in the visual aspect of the staging prepared by the Baltic Opera brings to mind Chagall's paintings.
The action of Coppélia takes place in a small town, which in the visual aspect of the staging prepared by the Baltic Opera brings to mind Chagall's paintings.
Cast by date
Coppelius
Wojciech Warszawski
Swanilda
Oliwia Bryłkowska
Franz
Victor Manuel Verdecia Rodriguez
Coppelia - a doll
Izabela Sokołowska-Boulton
Female friends
Ludwiga Andruszkiewicz
Natalia Cedrowicz
Milena Crameri
Sayaka Haruna-Kondracka
Sara Lemus
Rei Yamamoto
Male Friends
Jacopo Severini
Bartosz Białowąs
Lorenzo Dallera
Daniel Morrison
Samuel De Luca
Andrzej Ryll
Locals - girls
Ewelina Adamczyk
Nayu Hata
Wiktoria Byczkowska
Sara Lemus
Julia Niekowal
Agnieszka Wojciechowska
Locals - boys
Andrzej Ryll
Bartosz Białowąs
Lorenzo Dallera
Michał Zelent
Bartosz Kondracki
Jacopo Severini
Town Mayor
Bartłomiej Więckowski
A Notary
Robert Kulanin
An Innkeeper
Radosław Palutkiewicz
The Innkeeper's Wife
Anna Wierzchucka-Tryksza
Locals
Piotr Borowy
Dorota Więckowska
conductor
Luis Gorelik
Coppelius
Wojciech Warszawski
Swanilda
Mayu Takata
Franz
Jacopo Severini
Coppelia - a doll
Izabela Sokołowska-Boulton
Female friends
Ewelina Adamczyk
Natalia Cedrowicz
Milena Crameri
Sayaka Haruna-Kondracka
Sandra Springhorn
Rei Yamamoto
Male Friends
Bartosz Białowąs
Lorenzo Dallera
Samuel De Luca
Daniel Morrison
Victor Manuel Verdecia Rodriguez
Andrzej Ryll
Locals - girls
Ludwiga Andruszkiewicz
Wiktoria Byczkowska
Nayu Hata
Julia Niekowal
Sandra Springhorn
Agnieszka Wojciechowska
Locals - boys
Andrzej Ryll
Bartosz Białowąs
Lorenzo Dallera
Michał Zelent
Bartosz Kondracki
Town Mayor
Bartłomiej Więckowski
A Notary
Robert Kulanin
An Innkeeper
Radosław Palutkiewicz
The Innkeeper's Wife
Anna Wierzchucka-Tryksza
Locals
Piotr Borowy
Dorota Więckowska
conductor
Luis Gorelik
Coppelius
Wojciech Warszawski
Swanilda
Oliwia Bryłkowska
Franz
Victor Manuel Verdecia Rodriguez
Coppelia - a doll
Izabela Sokołowska-Boulton
Female friends
Ludwiga Andruszkiewicz
Natalia Cedrowicz
Milena Crameri
Sayaka Haruna-Kondracka
Sara Lemus
Rei Yamamoto
Male Friends
Jacopo Severini
Bartosz Białowąs
Lorenzo Dallera
Daniel Morrison
Samuel De Luca
Andrzej Ryll
Locals - girls
Ewelina Adamczyk
Nayu Hata
Wiktoria Byczkowska
Sara Lemus
Julia Niekowal
Agnieszka Wojciechowska
Locals - boys
Andrzej Ryll
Bartosz Białowąs
Lorenzo Dallera
Michał Zelent
Bartosz Kondracki
Jacopo Severini
Town Mayor
Bartłomiej Więckowski
A Notary
Robert Kulanin
An Innkeeper
Radosław Palutkiewicz
The Innkeeper's Wife
Anna Wierzchucka-Tryksza
Locals
Piotr Borowy
Dorota Więckowska
conductor
Luis Gorelik
Coppelius
Wojciech Warszawski
Swanilda
Mayu Takata
Franz
Jacopo Severini
Coppelia - a doll
Izabela Sokołowska-Boulton
Female friends
Ewelina Adamczyk
Natalia Cedrowicz
Milena Crameri
Sayaka Haruna-Kondracka
Sandra Springhorn
Rei Yamamoto
Male Friends
Bartosz Białowąs
Lorenzo Dallera
Samuel De Luca
Daniel Morrison
Victor Manuel Verdecia Rodriguez
Andrzej Ryll
Locals - girls
Ludwiga Andruszkiewicz
Rafaella Peres de Araújo
Wiktoria Byczkowska
Nayu Hata
Julia Niekowal
Sandra Springhorn
Locals - boys
Andrzej Ryll
Bartosz Białowąs
Lorenzo Dallera
Michał Zelent
Bartosz Kondracki
Town Mayor
Bartłomiej Więckowski
A Notary
Robert Kulanin
An Innkeeper
Radosław Palutkiewicz
The Innkeeper's Wife
Anna Wierzchucka-Tryksza
Locals
Piotr Borowy
Dorota Więckowska
conductor
Luis Gorelik
In repertoire
Photos
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