Expect a magical evening when the Ballet del Teatro de La Scala de Milan and the Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra team up for the ballet “Don Quixote” at the Auditorio Telmex on June 18 and 19 (8:30 p.m. both nights).

The celebrated Italian company will use the choreography of Rudolf Nureyev, considered one of the world’s greatest ballet dancers, who died 15 years ago.

La Scala will bring 135 dancers to Mexico for three performances in Mexico City and two in Guadalajara. The budget for the tour is estimated at 1.5 million dollars, say promoters Ars Tempo.

Since 2004, Ars Tempo has brought to Mexico companies such as the Kiev Ballet, the Bolshoi Ballet, the San Petersburg Ballet and the Royal Ballet from London.

The Scala Ballet was founded in 1778 at La Scala, the world’s most illustrious opera house. Its history is interwoven with the birth of ballet, which was first promoted in the renaissance courts of Italy, most notably in the Sforza family’s luxurious palace in Milan.

The Aguascalientes Symphony is one of Mexico’s oldest orchestras, dating back to 1922. Current director Roman Revueltas, the grandson of Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas, says being asked to perform “Don Quixote” with La Scala is a “huge challenge” and “confirmation that we are a top-level outfit.”

Last October, the Aguascalientes Symphony accompanied Placido Domingo at the inauguration of the Auditorio Telmex, which is owned by the Universidad de Guadalajara.

Tickets 450-1,500 pesos.