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272. Mazurka from 'A Life for the Tsar' 1950
Music
Mikhail Glinka (A Life for the Tsar, produced 1836)
Choreography
George Balanchine
Production
Costumes by Karinska. Lighting by Jean Rosenthal
Premiere
November 30, 1950, New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama, New York. Conductor: Leon Barzin
Cast
Janet Reed, Yurek Lazowski (guest artist); Vida Brown, George Balanchine; Barbara Walczak, Harold Lang; Dorothy Dushock, Frank Hobi
Performance Type
Ballet
Note
A brief character dance in which Balanchine performed on opening night.
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