226. Aïda 1945
Opera in Four Acts and Seven Scenes by Giuseppe Verdi
ACT II BALLET
- Music
Giuseppe Verdi
- Choreography
George Balanchine and William Dollar
- Premiere
ca. June 8, 1945, Ópera Nacional, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City. Danced by advanced students from the School of American Ballet and guest soloists. Conductor: Carl Alwin
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
Note
Accompanying Balanchine and Dollar to Mexico were Marie-Jeanne, Nicholas Magallanes, and twelve girls from the School of American Ballet, including Patricia Wilde. Printed programs do not list dances or dancers. Balanchine choreographed Aïda, Faust, and Samson et Dalila. He may also have choreographed Carmen and Rigoletto, but no documentation has been located. Concerto Barocco [195], Apollo [84], and Dollar’s Constantia and his staging of Les Sylphides were also performed.
Balanchine, Marie-Jeanne, Patricia Wilde
