174. La Gioconda 1937
Opera in Four Acts and Five Scenes by Amilcare Ponchielli
ACT I FURLANA; ACT III DANCE OF THE HOURS
- Music
Amilcare Ponchielli
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
February 18, 1937, Metropolitan Opera, New York. Danced by American Ballet Ensemble. Conductor: Ettore Panizza. (DANCE OF THE HOURS first performed at a Metropolitan Opera Gala Concert, February 2, 1936.)
- Cast
FURLANA: Corps de ballet.
DANCE OF THE HOURS (Gala Concert, February 2): Dawn: Annia Breyman; Morning: Leda Anchutina; Dusk: Elise Reiman; Night: Rabana Hasburgh; Day: Anatole Vilzak, Gisella Caccialanza, Holly Howard, Kathryn Mullowny, corps de ballet
DANCE OF THE HOURS (Gala Concert, February 2): Dawn: Annia Breyman; Morning: Leda Anchutina; Dusk: Elise Reiman; Night: Rabana Hasburgh; Day: Anatole Vilzak, Gisella Caccialanza, Holly Howard, Kathryn Mullowny, corps de ballet
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
Note
For the February 18 premiere, Mona Montes replaced Annia Breyman as Dawn in DANCE OF THE HOURS.
