284. Apollo, Leader of the Muses 1951
Ballet in Two Scenes
- Music
Igor Stravinsky (Apollo Musagetes, 1927-28, commissioned by Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge)
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Costumes by Karinska. Lighting by Jean Rosenthal
- Premiere
November 15, 1951, New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama, New York. Conductor: Leon Barzin
- Cast
Apollo, André Eglevsky; Terpsichore, Maria Tallchief; Calliope, Diana Adams; Polyhymnia, Tanaquil Le Clercq; Leto, Barbara Milberg; Handmaidens, Irene Larsson, Jillana
Performance Type
Ballet
See Also
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*84. Apollon Musagète,
176. Apollon Musagète,
198. Apolo Musageta (Apollon Musagète)
Note
Originally presented by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, Paris, 1928, titled Apollon Musagète. From 1957, titled Apollo and danced in practice clothes.
