This spring, Ballet Fantastique brings our original (Misadventures of) Casanova to the Hult Center stage. The project features decadent live music played by the Oregon Mozart Players with internationally renowned Baroque musicians from across the globe. Music Director Maestro Kelly Kuo conducts the Casanova soundtrack, including some of the most gorgeous music in history by Antonio Vivaldi, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Jean Baptiste de Lully, and Johann Sebastian Bach. Oregon Mozart Players was founded in over 40 years ago presenting works written for small orchestras and intimate venues, making them the perfect fit for Ballet Fantatsique’s signature chamber ballet dance theater storytelling.
We caught up with Maestro Kuo, to hear his inside perspective on performing alongside BFan’s artists, our guest celebrity stars, and to discover more about the musical fabric for bringing Casanova to life.