The version that José Carlos Martínez premiered in spring 2020, with the Rome Opera Ballet has won the Danza&Danza award for the best classical production of the year in Italy.

© Yasuko Kageyama

Last spring, the Rome Opera Ballet, directed by Eleonora Abbagnato, premiered a new version of El Corsario, choreographed by José Carlos Martínez. The production, whose functions were interrupted by the coronavirus, has just been awarded one of the most important awards given in Italy. This is the Danza&Danza Award for the best classical production of 2020.

The D&D Awards were born in 1987 and have become the annual awards that recognize excellence in dance. Each year, specialized critics review classical and contemporary productions, the best dancers, choreographers and rising stars before awarding the awards.