The Aspendos International Opera and Ballet Festival has been organized by the Turkish State Opera and Ballet directorate since 1994 with international participation by opera and ballet companies from several different countries. The festival is held annually each June and July in the two thousand year old ancient Roman Aspendos Theatre of Aspendos, near Antalya, Turkey. The theatre is noted as one of the best preserved antique theatres in the world, with many original features of the building remaining intact. The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy. ... Painting of ballet dancers by Edgar Degas, 1872. ... History - Ancient history - Ancient Rome This is a List of Ancient Rome-related topics, that aims to include aspects of both the Ancient Roman Republic and Roman Empire. ... Roman theatre at Orange, France A Roman theatre is a theatre building built by the Romans for watching theatrical performances. ... Aspendos is known for his best-preserved theater of antiquity with seating for 15000. ... Antalya (formerly known as Adalia; from Greek: Αττάλεια Attália) is the capital city of the Antalya Province, located on the Gulf of Antalya on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. ...

Past performances

2006 program

• 10 / 12 June, Aida (Giuseppe Verdi) by Ankara State Opera and Ballet
• 17 June, La Bayadere (Léon Minkus) by Ankara State Opera and Ballet
• 20 June, Il Trovatore (Giuseppe Verdi) by Mersin State Opera and Ballet
• 24 June, Winds in the Void Cello Suites (Johann Sebastian Bach) by Zürich Ballet, Switzerland
• 27 June, Jivago / Zhivago (Alexander Borodin) by İzmir State Opera and Ballet
• 1 / 3 July, The Magic Flute (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) by Deutsche Oper Berlin, Germany
• 8 July, Emrah and Selvihan (Çetin Işıközlü) by İstanbul State Opera and Ballet
• 11 July, Otello (Giuseppe Verdi) by İstanbul State Opera and Ballet
• 15 July, Manon (Jules Massenet ) by The Royal Ballet, London, United Kingdom
• 18 July, Carmen (Georges Bizet) by Antalya State Opera and Ballet
• 22 July, Carmina Burana (Carl Orff) by Antalya State Opera and Ballet

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See also

• Turkish State Opera and Ballet

External links

• Official website of the 2006 festival (Turkish and English)

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