134. Mozartiana 1933
- Music
Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky (Suite No. 4, Mozartiana, Op. 61, 1887; based on Mozart’s Gigue in G major [K. 574], Minuet in D major [K. 355], the motet ‘Ave, Verum Corpus’ [K. 618], and variations on ‘Les Hommes Pieusement’ from Gluck’s comic opera La Rencontre Imprévue [K. 455])
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Forecurtain, scenery, and costumes by Christian Bérard
- Premiere
June 7, 1933, Les Ballets 1933, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris. Conductor: Maurice Abravanel
- Cast
GIGUE: Ludovic Matlinsky;
MENUETTO: 6 women;
PREGHIERA: Lucienne Kylberg;
TEMA CON VARIAZIONI: Tamara Toumanova, Roman Jasinsky, corps de ballet;
FINALE: Toumanova, Kylberg, Jasinsky, 7 women, 1 man
MENUETTO: 6 women;
PREGHIERA: Lucienne Kylberg;
TEMA CON VARIAZIONI: Tamara Toumanova, Roman Jasinsky, corps de ballet;
FINALE: Toumanova, Kylberg, Jasinsky, 7 women, 1 man
Performance Type
Ballet
Video Archives Recording
The George Balanchine Foundation Archive of Lost Choreography (TEMA CON VARIAZIONI: two pas de deux), 2003
Note
A suite of dances against an Italianate backdrop, Mozartiana was one of six new ballets created by Balanchine during the brief existence of Les Ballets 1933, the company he formed with Boris Kochno, financed by Edward James. It was performed in Paris and London with Les Sept Péchés Capitaux, Les Songes, Fastes, L’Errante, Les Valses de Beethoven, and other musical works without choreography. In 1981, Balanchine choreographed a new ballet to Mozartiana for the New York City Ballet Tchaikovsky Festival, changing the order of the movements to place the PREGHIERA first. See FESTIVALS DIRECTED BY BALANCHINE.
Additional Productions
Revisions
Other Versions
1981, New York City Ballet
1935 American Ballet Ensemble (1935-1938—resident Metropolitan Opera company)
1945 Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
1956 Danilova Concert Company (‘Great Moments of Ballet’—1954-1957)
2014 Richmond Ballet
2014 Tbilisi Ballet
Recorded Performances
Videos/DVD
2005, Zeitgeist Films, Ballets Russes (excerpt)
