102. Schéhérazade 1930
- Music
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Op. 35, 1888)
- Choreography
Originally choreographed by Michel Fokine (1910); rechoreographed by George Balanchine
- Production
Scenery and costumes by Kay Nielsen
- Premiere
October 12, 1930, Royal Danish Ballet, Royal Theater, Copenhagen. Conductor: Victor Schiøler
- Cast
The Sultan, Svend Methling (actor); Sultan’s Brother, Richard Jensen; Sultan’s Wife, Ulla Poulsen; Sultan’s Dancing Girls, 3 women; A Negro, Leif Ørnberg; A Eunuch, Storm Petersen (actor); Slave Girls; Wives; Negroes; Captives
Performance Type
Ballet
Note
Balanchine changed the location from the original interior scene to a Persian garden, and included actors in the cast.
