''Oltremare'' is a ballet by

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, renow ...

Bruno Moretti Bruno Moretti (born 1957) is an Italian composer, pianist, and conductor. He has composed ballet music (as well as theatre, cinema and television music) working in collaboration with the choreographer Mauro Bigonzetti. He is also an accompanist ...

's eponymous music commissioned by

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. The premiere took place Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at the

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, with costumes by the choreographer and

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and lighting by Mark Stanley. ''Oltremare'' is the third of three Bigonzetti / Moretti ballets commissioned by City Ballet, the others being ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Original cast

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References

*''Repertory Week'', New York City Ballet, Spring Season, 2008 repertory, week 5 * Playbill, New York City Ballet, Thursday, May 29

Reviews

NY Times review
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Alastair Macaulay Alastair Macaulay is an English writer and dance critic. He was the chief dance critic for '' The New York Times'' from 2007 until he retired in 2018. He was previously chief dance critic at '' The Times'' and Literary Supplement and chief theater ...

, January 25, 2008
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Clive Barnes Clive Alexander Barnes (13 May 1927 – 19 November 2008) was an English writer and critic. From 1965 to 1977, he was the dance and theater critic for ''The New York Times'', and, from 1978 until his death, '' The New York Post.'' Barnes had sig ...

, January 25, 2008
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, January 25, 2008 Ballets by Mauro Bigonzetti New York City Ballet repertory 2008 ballet premieres Ballets by Bruno Moretti Ballets designed by Marc Happel