Ankara State Opera and Ballet will premiere its new Coppélia at the Opera Stage on 7 November. Gyula György Harangozo’s choreography combines classical technique with acting in the story of a mechanical doll and a jealous young woman. The three-act production brings Léo Delibes’s ballet back to the company’s stage after its 2014 performances.
Ankara State Opera and Ballet will premiere a new production of Coppélia on 7 November at the Opera Stage in the Turkish capital.[1], [2]
The ballet has music by French composer Léo Delibes. Choreographer Gyula György Harangozo has prepared the three-act staging, with Artun Hoinic conducting the orchestra.[1]
Harangozo emphasizes both acting and classical technique in the leading roles of Swanilda and Franz. He says Coppelius, the toy maker, should not simply be treated as a villain, pointing to the young people entering his home without permission. Chief ballet teacher Özge Onat says preparation involved roughly a month of intensive rehearsals. Having danced in the earlier staging, she now works as a coach.[1]
Coppélia first appeared at the Paris Opera in 1870; Ankara staged it in 1961 and again in 2014. The new premiere is scheduled at the same company’s Opera Stage. Its story follows Swanilda, who becomes jealous of Franz’s attention to a mechanical doll and enters the toy maker’s home with friends. She discovers the secret, misunderstandings are resolved and the couple reconcile. Talat Ayhan designed the sets, Gazal Erten the costumes and Ali Gökdemir the lighting.[1]
