328. Night Shadow (La Sonnambula) 1960
- Music
Vittorio Rieti, based on themes from operas by Vincenzo Bellini (1830-35, including La Sonnambula, I Puritani, Norma, and I Capuletti ed i Montecchi)
- Choreography
George Balanchine. Staged by John Taras
- Production
Scenery and lighting by Esteban Francés. Costumes by André Levasseur (from Les Ballets de Pâques production, 1957). Scenery and costumes executed by Nolan Brothers. Jewelry by Emmons
- Premiere
January 6, 1960, New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama, New York. Conductor: Robert Irving
- Cast
The Coquette, Jillana; The Baron, John Taras; The Poet, Erik Bruhn; The Sleepwalker, Allegra Kent; The Guests, 8 couples; DIVERTISSEMENTS: PASTORALE: 2 couples; THE BLACKAMOORS: Suki Schorer, William Weslow; HARLEQUIN: Edward Villella; ACROBATS: 3 women
Performance Type
Ballet
Note
Originally presented as The Night Shadow by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, New York, 1946.
John Taras (Levasseur costumes)
