PROGRAM
September 21, 2019, “Ziemeblazma”, Riga
19.30 - 20.30
Reception
20.35.-
Grand Opening.
Symphony orchestra conducted by Andrei Lebedev (Russia).
Hosts of the Ball: famous ballet dancer, actress, TV host and board member of the Maris Liepa Charitable Foundation Ilze Liepa (Russia) and the well-known Latvian film and theatre actor Ivars Kalnins (Latvia).
20.40 - 21.00
Opening ceremony.
Debutante couples enter the dance floor to the tune of Karl Ziehrer’s polonaise, choreography by Andrei Chitu (Austria).
21.00 - 21.10
Welcoming speech
21.10 - 21.30
Waltz of the debutants. Dance floor opens to all to the tune
of the “Waltz of Flowers” from P.I. Tchaikovsky’s
ballet “The Nutcracker”.
Beginning of the dance program.
21.35 -21.40
Performance by student of the Emīls Dārziņš Music School violinist Daniil Bulayev (Latvia) – P.Sarasate “Spanish Dance”.
21.40- 21.55
Continuation of the dance program.
21.55 - 22.20
Gala concert: soprano Veronica Dzhioeva (Russia) and mezzo-soprano Nadia Michael (Germany), conductor – maestro Andrei Lebedev (Russia).
V. Bellini – Cavatina of Norma from the opera “Norma” – soloist of the Bolshoi theatre Veronika Dzhioeva
Bizet – Aria Seguidilla from the opera "Carmen»
J. Offenbach-Barcarola from the opera "Tales of Hoffmann" - Veronica Dzhioeva and Nadia Michael
W. A. Mozart – Aria of Fiordiligi "Come scoglio"from the opera" Così fan tutte"- Veronika Dzhioeva
A. Dvorak – Aria of Rusalka from opera "Rusalka"-Nadia Michael
V. A. Mozart – Canzonetta Sull'aria – Veronica Dzhioeva and Nadia Michael
H. Jimenez “La Tarantula” – Veronika Dzhioeva
22.20 - 22.45
Continuation of the dance program.
22.45-22.50
Tango. Performance by Latvian Champions in Ballroom Dancing Marts Punins and Dana Jakobsone.
22.50-23.10
Russian midnight quadrille. Master class by Andrei Chitu
23.10- 23.25
Continuation of the dance program accompanied
by Jelgava Big Band conducted by Raitis Asmanis (Latvia).
23.25 - 23.30
Welcoming speech. Raimonds Pauls.
23.30- 23.50
Continuation of the dance program accompanied
by Jelgava Big Band.
23.50 - 00.00
Musical surprise for the guests of the Ball.
00.00- 00.15
Viennese quadrille. Master class by Andrei Chitu.
00.25-01.10
Continuation of the dance program accompanied
by Jelgava Big Band.
01.10-01.15
Performance by Latvian Champions in Ballroom dancing
Marts Punins and Dana Jakobsone.
01.15 – 01.55
Continuation of the dance program.
01.55-
End of the Ball.
* P.S. There might be changes in the program