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Carl Davis: 'Cyrano' on tour! Between 30 September and 14 November 2009, the highly acclaimed ballet ‘Cyrano’ (for which Davis composed the music score in 2005) toured the country.  This musical spectacular, choreographed by the Birmingham Royal Ballet’s director and chief choreographer David Bintley, travelled from Birmingham, on to Belfast, Plymouth and Sunderland, finally arriving at Sadler’s Wells, London. Ballet synopsis The beautiful Lady Roxane is in love with the dashing cadet Christian de Neuvillette, and so enlists her cousin, the poet and soldier Cyrano de Bergerac to deliver her intended a love letter. Cyrano is an extraordinary man, blessed with a big heart, a big mind...but an even bigger nose. This hilarious and heartbreaking story of one man's truly self-sacrificing devotion, set in 17th-century France, has been made famous to modern audiences through stage and film interpretations. Press comments ‘The production was premiered two years ago with a newly-composed score by Carl Davis.  He and director/choreographer David Bintley spent almost a year on the music, devising piece-by-piece how Edmund Rostand’s classic play, first staged in Paris in 1897, would translate into ballet.  The music is mainly true to the period’s style, with echoes of Lully and Charpentier, with a surprising turn for the electronic Ondes-Martenot.’ Culture Northern Ireland (Andrea Rea), October 2009 ‘Bintley’s Cyrano has hit the Birmingham stage once more, and after critical acclaim for its relaunch in 2007, this production does not fail to please the audience of 2009...And here is the crux of Bintley’s ballet – the poetry from Rostand’s play must be translated into dance – cue Carl Davis’ beautiful score.  Without the repeated string phrase which symbolises Cyrano’s penned odes to Roxanne, much of the sentiment from the original play would be lost.  Combine this with impressive set designs by Hayden Griffin and superb dancing from the principals in the company and you have a night of unparalleled entertainment.’ West Midlands Dance, 1 October 2009  ‘In this beautifully staged piece, David Bintley achieves a spontaneous reaction by setting his opening scene in the Paris of the 1640s, thus achieving a remarkable feat of theatrical brilliance... ...Cyrano’s famous love letters to Roxane begin (for the amorous, but uneducated Christian) and Parker shows the qualities of dance strength, comic irony and emotional tenderness which have always been his gift and with which he shapes an unforgettable Cyrano.  Add to this Marion Tait’s work in various roles, glorious costumes and Carl Davis’ romantic score and you have something remarkable.’ The Stage (Richard Edmonds), 15 October 2009 Photo credit Bill Cooper

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