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Balanchine Catalogue
Balanchine Catalogue
113. Le Prophète 1932
Opera in Five Acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer ACTS I, III, IV, V BALLETS
  • Music
Giacomo Meyerbeer
  • Choreography
George Balanchine
  • Premiere
January 26, 1932, Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Danced by Ballets [Russes] de Monte-Carlo. Conductor: Gabriel Grovlez
  • Cast
ACT I VILLAGE BALLET: 4 couples. ACT III SKATING BALLET: 2 women, 4 men; Two Skaters, Eleanora Marra, Léon Woizikowsky; Snow, Valentina Blinova, Valentin Froman, 12 women. ACT IV, YOUNG GIRLS THROWING FLOWERS: 6 women. ACT V BACCHANALE: Marra, 10 women
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
See Also
  • 111. Tannhaüser
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