103. Legetǿjsbutiken (La Boutique Fantasque) 1930
- Music
Gioacchino Rossini (selections from Les Péchés de Vieillesse, orchestrated by Ottorino Respighi, 1918, on commission from Serge Diaghilev)
- Choreography
Originally choreographed by Léonide Massine (1919); rechoreographed by George Balanchine
- Production
Scenery and costumes by Kjeld Abell
- Premiere
October 12, 1930, Royal Danish Ballet, Royal Theater, Copenhagen. Conductor: Victor Schiøler
- Cast
Storekeeper, Storm Petersen (actor); Englishman, Age Winther-Jørgensen; Wife, Ragnhild Rasmussen; Russian Merchant, Richard Jensen; His Wife, Edel Pedersen; Bananaman; Thief; Fop; Dolls; Dogs; Cossacks; TARANTELLA: Elna Jørgen-Jensen, Leif Ørnberg; MAZURKA: Magda Allan Dahl, Gerda Karstens, Karl Merrild, Hans Brenaa; COSSACK DANCE: 5 men; DOGS DANCE: Maren Eschelsen, Niels Bjørn-Larsen; CAN-CAN: Kirsten Nellemose, Børge Ralov; INTERMEZZO: Else Højgaard, Gertrud Jensen, 12 women; GALOP: Entire cast.
Performance Type
Ballet