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Introduction to the Database

Preface by Lincoln Kirstein
Background

Chronology: Life and Works
Roles Performed By Balanchine

Chronological Title List
Titles By Category

Festivals Directed By Balanchine
Bibliography
Filmography
Videography

Itineraries Undertaken by
Balanchine's American
Companies

Research Resources
Credits
Acknowledgments

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330. THEME AND VARIATIONS

Music: By Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (final movement of Suite No. 3 for orchestra in G major, 1884).

Choreography: By George Balanchine.

Production: Costumes by Karinska (from Symphony in C [244]). Lighting by David Hays.

Premiere: February 5, 1960, New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama, New York. Conductor: Robert Irving.

Cast: Violette Verdy, Edward Villella, Susan Borree, Judith Green, Francia Russell, Carol Sumner, Conrad Ludlow, Richard Rapp, Roy Tobias, William Weslow; 8 women, 8 men.

Note: Originally presented by Ballet Theatre, New York, 1947.