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167.  The Bartered Bride 1936
Opera in Three Acts by Bedřich Smetana ACTS I, II, AND III BALLETS
  • Music
Bedřich Smetana
  • Choreography
George Balanchine
  • Premiere
May 15, 1936, Metropolitan Opera, New York. Danced by American Ballet Ensemble. Conductor: Wilfred Pelletier. (DANCE OF THE COMEDIANS first performed as a concert work on a Metropolitan Opera Gala Program, February 9, 1936.)
  • Cast
ACT I POLKA: Ruthanna Boris, William Dollar, corps de ballet. ACT II WALTZ: Helen Leitch, corps de ballet. ACT III DANCE OF THE COMEDIANS (Gala Program, February 9): Anatole Vilzak, Dollar, Rabana Hasburgh, Gisella Caccialanza, Leitch, Kyra Blank, Leda Anchutina, corps de ballet
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
See Also
  • 150.  La Traviata
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DANCE OF THE COMEDIANS was given separately as part of a Metropolitan Opera Gala Program (principally of operatic arias) which also included a performance of Serenade [141].
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