<P>The Herod Atticus, where The National Opera Ballet will perform 'Raymonda'. Igor Zelensky gets his first chance at choreography - for those who are worried, he's not completely rewriting Petipa, but including a couple of dances in Balanchine style.<P><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>The National Opera Ballet has been gaining ground in recent years and is reaching a peak this weekend tomorrow and Sunday with two performances of Aleksandr Glazunov's "Raymonda." A famous 19th-century ballet, it is especially appreciated by lovers of classical ballet all over the world. Renowned soloist Igor Zelensky will be the guest star performer, and he has also undertaken the work's choreography.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><BR><A HREF="http://www.ekathimerini.com/news/content.asp?id=89343" TARGET=_blank><B>more...</B></A><BR><p>[This message has been edited by Stuart Sweeney (edited July 14, 2001).]

Stuart, thanks for this news about Igor Zelensky's performances this weekend. Igor Zelensky only left London 10 days ago after his performance in Scheherazade with the Kirov. So he has managed to stage this production of Raymonda very quickly indeed.