221. Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme 1944
- Music
Richard Strauss (concert suite, ca. 1917). Libretto after Molière
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Scenery and costumes by Eugene Berman. Scenery executed by E. B. Dunkel Studios; costumes executed by Karinska, Inc.
- Premiere
September 23, 1944, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, City Center of Music and Drama, New York. Conductor: Emanuel Balaban
- Cast
Cléonte, Nicholas Magallanes; Coviel, His Valet, Peter Deign; M. Jourdain, Michel Katcharoff; Lucile, His Daughter, Nathalie Krassovska; Nicola, Her Maid, Vida Brown; 4 Ladies in Waiting; 4 Blackamoors.
DIVERTISSEMENTS: Fencers, 2 men; PAS DE SEPT: Mary Ellen Moylan, 6 women; HARLEQUINADE: Ruthanna Boris, Leon Danielian, Nikita Talin; DANSE INDIENNE: Maria Tallchief, Yurek Lazowski; PAS DE DEUX D’AMOUR: Krassovska, Magallanes
DIVERTISSEMENTS: Fencers, 2 men; PAS DE SEPT: Mary Ellen Moylan, 6 women; HARLEQUINADE: Ruthanna Boris, Leon Danielian, Nikita Talin; DANSE INDIENNE: Maria Tallchief, Yurek Lazowski; PAS DE DEUX D’AMOUR: Krassovska, Magallanes
Performance Type
Ballet
See Also
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*131. Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme,
410. Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme,
414. Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Note
Balanchine’s three productions of this ballet were completely different.
Additional Productions
Revisions
Other Versions
1932, Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo.
1979, New York City Opera
1979, New York City Opera
Balanchine
