199. El Murciélago (The Bat) 1941
- Music
Johann Strauss the Younger (from Die Fledermaus, produced 1874, with unidentified additions). Book by Lincoln Kirstein
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Costumes and lighting by Keith Martin
- Premiere
June 30, 1941, American Ballet Caravan, Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro. Conductor: Emanuel Balaban
- Cast
The Bat, Helen Kramer, Todd Bolender; The Poet, Lew Christensen; The Masked (Identical) Ladies, Gisella Caccialanza, Olga Suárez; Hungarian Dancers (formerly called Gypsies), Marie-Jeanne, William Dollar; The Can-Can Dancer, Beatrice Tompkins; The Ladies of Fashion, 4 women; 2 Coachmen; Can-Can Dancers, Officers, Ladies and Gentlemen, corps de ballet
Performance Type
Ballet
See Also
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107. Dances for Sir Oswald Stoll's Variety Shows (DIE FLEDERMAUS),
*169. The Bat,
193. Serenata (Serenade),
206. Rosalinda (DIE FLEDERMAUS),
294. The Countess Becomes the Maid
Note
Originally presented by the American Ballet, New York, 1936.
