Robert Hill’s adventurous, sensual choreography matches the intensity of the sound in Carmina
Burana — a gluttonous feast for the senses that always wows audiences, including those who might
not otherwise pay much attention to ballet or classical music.
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the Bach Festival Orchestra and more than
200 singers in the Bach Festival Choir.
Now, the sensual spectacle is coming back
marks the 10th anniversary of Artistic Director
Carmina Burana performances
at the Walt Disney Theater: Friday,
October 12, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, October
13, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, October
14, at 2 p.m. Tickets are priced starting
at just $19.
The Saturday evening performance will be
preceded by a reception at 5 p.m., which
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raising gala at 6 p.m. and an after-party at 9
p.m. The festivities will be held in the arts cen-
Gala tickets are $500, while after-party
tickets are $100. Gala sponsors will receive
performance tickets, which must otherwise
be purchased separately. For more information
visit orlandoballet.org.
Expect four sellouts for the outrageous or-
so frequently performed and recorded that
it ranks in popularity alongside classical
mainstays with far loftier pedigrees, such as
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at an Exhibition.
Beyond that, its gritty, overblown orchestration
makes it attractive to adventurous cho-
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panies frequently collaborate with orchestras
and choirs to present full-blown productions
— as the Orlando Ballet and the Bach Festival
Society of Winter Park have done.
Carmina Burana’s recent local history can
be traced to 2012, when John V. Sinclair, artistic
director of the Bach Festival Society of
new production.
Sinclair pitched the idea because in 1992
and 1994 he had partnered with another
dance company — the now defunct South-
opus.
The bearded maestro — who also chairs
the music department at Rollins College —
held particularly fond memories of the 1994
production, for which it was determined
that chorus members should dress as monks
to enhance the atmosphere.
Sinclair stepped to the podium, someone
PHOTO BY MICHAEL CAIRNS
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