235. The Spellbound Child (L'Enfant et les Sortilèges) 1946
Lyric Fantasy in Two Parts
- Music
Maurice Ravel (1920-25). Libretto by Colette (translated by Lincoln Kirstein and Jane Barzin)
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Scenery and costumes by Aline Bernstein. Costumes executed by Karinska. Lighting by Jean Rosenthal
- Premiere
November 20, 1946, Ballet Society, Central High School of Needle Trades, New York. Conductor: Leon Barzin
- Cast
Each role was performed by a singer off stage and a dancer on stage. Child (sung and danced), Joseph Connolly; His Mother; Armchair; Bergère; Clock; Tea Pot; Chinese Cup; Fire, Elise Reiman; 2 Shepherdesses; 2 Shepherds; Princess, Tanaquil Le Clercq; Teacher Arithmetic; 10 Numbers; Black Cat, William Dollar; White Cat, Georgia Hiden; Big Frog; 4 Little Frogs; Tree (sung only); 7 Dragonflies; Nightingale; Bat; Squirrel; Little Squirrel; Owl.
Performance Type
Opera-Ballet
See Also
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*48. L'Enfant et les Sortilèges,
390. L'Enfant et les Sortilèges,
416. The Spellbound Child/L'Enfant et les Sortilèges
Note
Presented with The Four Temperaments on the initial program of Ballet Society, the membership-supported non-profit organization formed by Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein.
Additional Productions
Other Versions
1925, Opéra de Monte-Carlo (L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, danced by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes).
1975, New York City Ballet (L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, Ravel Festival).
1981, for the PBS television series Dance in America (The Spellbound Child/L’Enfant et les Sortilèges).
1975, New York City Ballet (L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, Ravel Festival).
1981, for the PBS television series Dance in America (The Spellbound Child/L’Enfant et les Sortilèges).
