4-459: Vespro is a ballet by Mauro Bigonzetti to eponymous music of Bruno Moretti , commissioned by New York City Ballet . The première took place Saturday, May 8, 2002 , as part of Diamond Project V at the New York State Theater , Lincoln Center . Vespro is the first of three Bigonzetti / Moretti ballets commissioned by City Ballet, the others being In Vento and Oltremare . In
8-613: A close relationship with Aterballetto. He continues there as principal choreographer, although his career now centers on commissions written for major companies abroad. He served as director of La Scala Ballet in 2016 but resigned for health reasons after eight months. His works have been staged by the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Balletto di Toscana, Deutsche Oper Berlin , Ankara State Ballet , English National Ballet , Julio Bocca & Ballet Argentino , Gauthier Dance, Stuttgart Ballet , Staatsoper Dresden , Ballet Gulbenkian and most recently
12-801: A review the following year, the Times again described the dancing as "superb" and "marvelous", calling the ballet "a creative work." Mauro Bigonzetti Mauro Bigonzetti (born 1960) is an Italian ballet dancer and choreographer. He trained at the ballet school of Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and entered their company in 1979. In 1983 Bigonzetti joined the Reggio Emilia company Aterballetto , renowned for its contemporary repertory. He first began to choreograph for Aterballetto in 1990. In 1993 he joined Balletto di Toscana as resident choreographer and in 1997 returned to Aterballetto as artistic director. Throughout his choreographic career Bigonzetti has maintained
16-632: The Village Voice , the ballet's premiere at the NYBC 2002 Spring Gala was described by Deborah Jowitt as beginning "startlingly", with the male lead dancing and interacting with the on-stage piano, becoming "fascinating" as more musicians and dancers are added, but in parts feeling "long and aimless". The New York Times review of the debut found the piece "witty neo-Futurist, neo-Dada and neo-Absurdist", praising its use of musicians and dancers used in "startling supple shapes", and its "distinctive originality." In
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