SF Ballet's 2020 Opening Night Gala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1byNQHeIBw
2020 OPENING NIGHT GALA Available Tuesday, June 30 Recorded January 16, 2020 Conductor: Martin West 2020 Gala Presenting Sponsor Osterweis Capital Management
MEN’S REGIMENT FROM STARS & STRIPES Composer: John Philip Sousa, arranged by Hershy Kay Choreographer: George Balanchine Staged by: Sandra Jennings Additional Coaching by: Helgi Tomasson Costume Design: after Karinska CASTING Lucas Erni Sean Bennett, Alexandre Cagnat, Diego Cruz, Estéban Cuadrado, Davide Occhipinti, Joshua Jack Price, Nathaniel Remez, Alexander Reneff-Olson, Jacob Seltzer, Myles Thatcher, Mingxuan Wang, Joseph Warton FORESHADOW Composer: Ludovico Einaudi Choreographer: Val Caniparoli Costume Design: Kate Share Lighting Design: Jim French CASTING Anna Karenina: Jennifer Stahl Count Vronsky: Tiit Helimets Kitty: Elizabeth Powell PAS DE DEUX FROM SWAN LAKE Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreographer: David Dawson Costume Design: Yumiko Takeshima Lighting Design: Bert Dalhuysen Assistants to the Choreographer: Tim Couchman, Hope Muir, Oliver Rydout Violin: Cordula Merks Cello: Eric Sung CASTING Sofiane Sylve, Carlo Di Lanno JOCKEY DANCE Composer: Carl Christian Møller Choreographer: August Bournonville Staged by: Ulrik Birkkjaer CASTING Max Cauthorn, Esteban Hernandez FOR PIXIE Music: Nina Simone Choreographer: Danielle Rowe Costume Design: Lauren Strongin Lighting Design: Jim French CASTING Dores André, Joseph Walsh PAS DE DEUX FROM LE CORSAIRE Composer: Riccardo Drigo Choreography: after Marius Petipa CASTING Misa Kuranaga, Angelo Greco INTERMISSION PRESENTATION DEDICATED TO… Composer: Victor Osadchev Choreographer: Yuri Possokhov Director: Erik Tomasson Assistant to the Choreographer: Anita Paciotti Director of Photography: Erik Tomasson Operator: Mike Norman Gaffer: James Childers Editor: Hidetoshi Oneda CASTING Yuan Yuan Tan, Su Zhang Violin: Cordula Merks Viola: Yi Zhou Cello: Eric Sung Double Bass: Jonathan Lancelle Vibraphone: Victor Avdienko Piano: Natal’ya Feygina BALCONY PAS DE DEUX FROM ROMEO & JULIET Composer: Sergei Prokofiev Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson Scenery and Costume Design: Jens-Jacob Worsaae Lighting Design: Thomas R. Skelton CASTING Mathilde Froustey, Joseph Walsh 05:49 Composers: Ivan Pavlov and Annie Bandez Choreographer: Myles Thatcher Costume Design: Kate Share Lighting Design: Jim French CASTING Sasha De Sola, Benjamin Freemantle GRAND PAS CLASSIQUE Composer: D. F. E. Auber Choreographer: Victor Gsovsky CASTING Wona Park, Wei Wang PAS DE DEUX FROM HURRY UP, WE’RE DREAMING Composers: Anthony Gonzalez, Yann Gonzalez, and Justin Meldal-Johnsen Choreographer: Justin Peck Costume Design: Reid Bartelme and Harriet Jung Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls CASTING Sarah Van Patten, Henry Sidford PAS DE DEUX FROM BELLS Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff Choreographer: Yuri Possokhov Costume Design: Sandra Woodall Lighting Design: Jack Mehler Piano: Mungunchimeg Buriad CASTING Yuan Yuan Tan, Vitor Luiz FINALE FROM DIAMONDS Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreographer: George Balanchine Staged by: Sandra Jennings Additional Coaching by: Helgi Tomasson Costume Design: Karinska CASTING Sasha De Sola, Tiit Helimets Megan Amanda Ehrlich, Madison Keesler, Elizabeth Mateer, Ami Yuki Cavan Conley, Steven Morse, Myles Thatcher, Hansuke Yamamoto Samantha Bristow, Thamires Chuvas, Gabriela Gonzalez, Anatalia Hordov, Blake Johnston, Swane Messaoudi, Kimberly Marie Olivier, Leili Rackow, Skyla Schreter, Miranda Silveira, Bianca Teixeira, Maggie Weirich Sean Bennet, Alexandre Cagnat, Rubén Cítores, Diego Cruz, Estéban Cuadrado, Davide Occhipinti, Joshua Jack Price, Jacob Seltzer, Nathaniel Remez, Alexander Reneff-Olson, Mingxuan Wang, Joseph Warton Please note that all donors recognized represents the accurate and complete list as of June 22, 2020 at 10 am.