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Balanchine Catalogue
Balanchine Catalogue
120. Turandot 1932
Opera in Three Acts and Four Scenes by Giacomo Puccini ACT II DIVERTISSEMENT, LES PORCELAINES DE CHINE
  • Music
Giacomo Puccini
  • Choreography
George Balanchine
  • Premiere
February 21, 1932, Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Danced by Ballets [Russes] de Monte-Carlo. Conductor: Gabriel Grovlez
  • Cast
Valentina Blinova, Tamara Toumanova, Léon Woizikowsky, Marian Ladré, Roland Guerard, 16 women
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
See Also
  • 68. Turandot,
    111. Tannhaüser
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