The show’s artistic director, Susan Jaffe, said the novel is not only honored in this adaptation but enhanced. Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra will lead Pacific Symphony. The show includes a newly commissioned score by Joby Talbot, with designs by Bob Crowley. “I can’t wait to see this wonderful creative adventure unfold.” “Having Christopher and his team transform my story into a ballet is truly magical for me,” Esquivel said in a statement. It was adapted into a film in 1992, and now Wheeldon, working closely with Esquivel, has shaped her story of magical realism into a ballet. The novel, which begins each chapter with a recipe, has sold more than 4.5 million copies around the world and has been translated into more than 30 languages. Tita pours her emotions into her cooking, resulting in food that is capable of mystical powers. Named for the novel by Laura Esquivel of the same name, the ballet tells a story set in 19th-century Mexico of Tita, a woman forbidden from marrying her wealthy neighbor Pedro because of a family tradition requiring the youngest daughter to care for her mother until her death. Running through April 2, the show comes straight from its world premiere at the Royal Opera House in London to Costa Mesa, before heading to the Metropolitan Opera House at New York’s Lincoln Center for the summer season. On March 29, the Segerstrom Center for the Arts will present the North American premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s latest ballet, “Like Water for Chocolate,” from American Ballet Theatre.
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