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.