110. Les Amours du Poète 1932
Comedy with Music in Five Acts by René Blum and G. Delaquys
ACT III SONG, LE PAUVRE PIERRE
- Music
Robert Schumann (‘Chopin’ section of Carnaval, Op. 9, no. 3, 1834-35)
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Scenery by Alphonse Visconti and Georges Geerts. Costumes by Georgette Vialet
- Premiere
January 5, 1932, Théâtre de Monte-Carlo [group], Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Danced by members of Ballets [Russes] de Monte-Carlo. Conductor: Marc-César Scotto
- Cast
4 women, 2 men
Performance Type
Theater
Note
Balanchine’s first work as ballet master of the company that was to become Les Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo. The play is about the poet Heinrich Heine; the chief characters in the song choreographed by Balanchine are lady admirers of the poet.
Music information provided by Balanchine
