MCB Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez as the Firebird

In 1985 Lourdes Lopez made her debut in the title role of the New York City Ballet’s Firebird…

In 1985 Lourdes Lopez made her debut in the title role of the New York City Ballet’s Firebird at the New York State Theater.

Firebird is a ballet that I have grown up around, and I have always loved it. At 14, I was one of the supers, later I was a lead monster, then a princess, and finally the Firebird.” – MCB Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez

 

Miami City Ballet’s production of Firebird will be the first time the Balanchine / Robbins Firebird will be performed by a Company outside New York City Ballet.

 

See the premiere of Firebird Feb 14 – Mar 1
In Miami, Ft Lauderdale and West Palm Beach
Tickets from $30

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Photos by Steven Caras featuring Lourdes Lopez in Firebird. Choreography George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust and Jerome Robbins.