275. The Card Game (The Card party) 1951
A Ballet in Three Deals
- Music
Igor Stravinsky (Jeu de Cartes-A Card Game-Das Kartenspiel, 1936, commissioned by Lincoln Kirstein and Edward M. M. Warburg). Book by Igor Stravinsky and M. Malaieff
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Scenery and costumes by Irene Sharaff
- Premiere
February 15, 1951, New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama, New York. Conductor: Leon Barzin
- Cast
Joker, Todd Bolender; Queens: Hearts, Janet Reed; Spades, Jillana; Diamonds, Patricia Wilde; Clubs, Doris Breckenridge; 4 Aces (men); 4 Kings; 4 Jacks; 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 of Hearts; 10, 9, 8, 7 of Spades
Performance Type
Ballet
Note
Originally presented by the American Ballet (Stravinsky Festival), New York, 1937.
Additional Productions
Revisions
David Vaughan
