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Balanchine Catalogue
Balanchine Catalogue
163.  Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg 1936
Opera in Three Acts and Four Scenes by Richard Wagner ACT III, SCENE 2 INCIDENTAL DANCE (DANCE OF THE APPRENTICES)
  • Music
Richard Wagner
  • Choreography
George Balanchine
  • Premiere
February 3, 1936, Metropolitan Opera, New York. Danced by American Ballet Ensemble. Conductor: Artur Bodanzky
  • Cast
Corps de ballet
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
See Also
  • 77. Les Maîtres Chanteurs (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg),
    150. La Traviata
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