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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
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Research Resources
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346. MEDITATION

Music: By Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (Meditation, Op. 42, no. 1, from Souvenir d'un Lieu Cher, three pieces for piano and violin, 1878, orchestrated by Alexander Glazounov).

Choreography: By George Balanchine.

Production: Costumes by Karinska.

Premiere: December 10, 1963, New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama, New York. Conductor: Robert Irving. Violinist: Marilyn Wright.

Cast: Suzanne Farrell, Jacques d'Amboise.

Note: On the darkened stage a solitary young man enters and kneels. He is approached by a young woman who seeks to comfort him. They dance together and embrace; in the end she departs, and he is again alone.

Film: 1996, Seahorse Films, Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse (excerpt).

Video/DVD: 2001, Winstar TV & Video, Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse (excerpt).

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