271. The Fairy's Kiss (Le Baiser de la Fée) 1950
Ballet-Allegory in Four Scenes
- Music
Igor Stravinsky (1928, commissioned by Ida Rubinstein, dedicated to Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky). Based on a tale by Hans Christian Andersen (The Ice Maiden)
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Scenery and costumes by Alice Halicka (from the 1937 production). Lighting by Jean Rosenthal
- Premiere
November 28, 1950, New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama, New York. Conductor: Leon Barzin
- Cast
The Fairy, Maria Tallchief; The Bride, Tanaquil Le Clercq; Her Friend, Patricia Wilde; The Bridegroom, Nicholas Magallanes; His Mother, Beatrice Tompkins; Shadow, Helen Kramer; Winds, Snowflakes, Mountaineers, Bridesmaids, Peasants
Performance Type
Ballet
See Also
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133.7. La Prédiction,
*178. Le Baiser de la Fée,
376. Divertimento from 'Le Baiser de la Fée'
Note
Originally presented by the American Ballet (Stravinsky Festival), New York, 1937.
