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Balanchine Catalogue
Balanchine Catalogue
126. Aïda 1932
Opera in Four Acts by Giuseppe Verdi ACTS I AND II BALLETS
  • Music
Giuseppe Verdi
  • Choreography
George Balanchine
  • Premiere
March 19, 1932, Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Danced by Ballets [Russes] de Monte-Carlo. Conductor: Alfredo Padovani
  • Cast
ACT I BALLET: 8 women.
ACT II BALLET: 12 women, 6 men
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
See Also
  • 111. Tannhaüser,
    152. Aïda,
    226. Aïda,
    255. Aïda
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Balanchine in front of the curtain in a blue jacket and plaid pants after a performance of Union Jack
George Balanchine
Heather Watts in a penché, supported by Mel Tomlinson in a performance of Agon
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Kyra Nichols amidst a corps of dancers all reaching to the side of stage in tulle skirts in a performance of Scotch Symphony
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