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69. LA DAMNATION DE FAUST

Opera in Five Acts and Ten Scenes by Hector Berlioz
SCENE 2 BALLET (PEASANT DANCE); SCENE 4 BALLET VOLANT

Choreography: By George Balanchine.

Premiere: February 26, 1927, Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Danced by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. Conductor: Léon Jehin.

Cast: PEASANT DANCE: 6 couples. BALLET VOLANT: 5 women; Sylphs, 8 women; Those with Lanterns, 10 women.