- Music
RUBIES: By Igor Stravinsky (Capriccio for piano and orchestra, 1929).
DIAMONDS: By Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky (from Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29, 1875 [first movement omitted])
- Choreography
- Production
- Premiere
- Cast
RUBIES: Patricia McBride, Edward Villella; Patricia Neary; 8 women, 4 men.
DIAMONDS: Suzanne Farrell, Jacques d’Amboise; 4 demi-solo couples; 12 women, 12 men
1974 Paris Opera Ballet
1977 Dutch National Ballet
1980 Zurich Ballet (Ballett des Opernhauses Zurich)
1980 Les Grands Ballets Canadiens
1981 Chicago City Ballet (Closed)
1982 Ballett der Deutschen Staatsoper (East Berlin)
1982 Los Angeles Ballet
1985 Ballet de l’Opera du Rhin (Strasbourg, France)
1985 Royal Danish Ballet
1986 Ballet de l’Opera du Rhin (Strasbourg, France)
1986 Boston Ballet
1986 Pennsylvania Ballet
1986 Dutch National Ballet
1987 Ballet of Flanders/Koninklijk Ballet Van Vlaanderen/Royal Flemish Ballet
1987 The Chautauqua Institution (New York)
1987 San Francisco Ballet
1987 Texas Ballet (formerly Fort Worth Dallas Ballet)
1988 Ballet du Nord (France)
1988 Boston Ballet
1988 Danish Ballet
1988 PACT Ballet (Performing Arts Council of the Transvaal—Johannesburg, South Africa)
1988 Pacific Northwest Ballet
1989 Louisville Ballet
1989 Royal Ballet
1990 Ballet de San Juan
1990 Ballet du Nord (France)
1990 Ballett der Deutschen Staatsoper (Berlin)
1990 Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo
1990 PACT Ballet (Performing Arts Council of the Transvaal—Johannesburg, South Africa)
1990 Paris Opera Ballet
1991 Ballet Chicago
1991 Pacific Northwest Ballet
1991 San Francisco Ballet
1991 Texas Ballet (formerly Fort Worth Dallas Ballet)
1992 Miami City Ballet
1992 Ballett der Deutschen Oper (Berlin)
1992 Pennsylvania Ballet
1992 Miami City Ballet
1993 Ballet du Nord (France)
1993 Finnish National Ballet
1993 Sacramento Ballet
1994 Miami City Ballet
1994 PACT Ballet (Performing Arts Council of the Transvaal—Johannesburg, South Africa)
1994 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
1994 Sarasota Ballet of Flordia;
1994 Teatro alla Scala (Milan)
1994 Texas Ballet (formerly Fort Worth Dallas Ballet)
1994 Louisville Ballet
1995 American Repertory Ballet
1995 Kansas City Ballet
1995 Pacific Northwest Ballet
1995 Miami City Ballet
1996 Asami Maki Ballet (Japan)
1996 Colorado Ballet
1996 Miami City Ballet
1996 North Carolina Dance Theatre
1996 Paris Opera Ballet
1996 Pennsylvania Ballet
1996 Texas Ballet (formerly Fort Worth Dallas Ballet)
1996 Cincinnati Ballet
1997 Miami City Ballet
1997 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
1997 Ballet Arizona
1997 Milwaukee Ballet
1997 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
1997 San Francisco Ballet
1997 Dutch National Ballet
1997 Miami City Ballet
1997 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
1997 Texas Ballet (formerly Fort Worth Dallas Ballet)
1998 Texas Ballet (formerly Fort Worth Dallas Ballet)
1998 Alberta Ballet
1998 Hartford Ballet
1998 PACT Ballet (Performing Arts Council of the Transvaal—Johannesburg, South Africa)
1998 San Diego Ballet
1998 Singapore Dance Theatre
1998 Texas Ballet (formerly Fort Worth Dallas Ballet)
1999 Ballet Austin
1999 Carolina Ballet
1999 Cincinnati Ballet
1999 Paris Opera Ballet
1999 Pennsylvania Ballet
1999 Royal Danish Ballet
1999 Sacramento Ballet
1999 Kirov Ballet
2000 Paris Opera Ballet
2000 Dutch National Ballet
2000 Paris Opera Ballet
2000 Royal Winnipeg Ballet
2000 National Ballet of Canada
2000 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
2001 Ballet National de Marseille
2001 Ballet NY
2002 San Francisco Ballet
2002 Ballet du Capitole de Toulouse
2002 San Francisco Ballet
2002 Texas Ballet (formerly Fort Worth Dallas Ballet)
2002 San Francisco Ballet
2002 The Kirov Ballet (performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts)
2002 The Kirov Ballet (performed at The Metropolitan Opera Association)
2002 Paris Opera Ballet
2002 San Francisco Ballet
2003 Milwaukee Ballet
2003 Oregon Ballet Theatre
2003 Washington Ballet
2003 Zurich Ballet (Ballett des Opernhauses Zurich)
2003 BalletMet (Columbus, Ohio)
2003 Cincinnati Ballet
2003 National Ballet of Canada
2003 Paris Opera Ballet
2004 Boston Ballet (Rubies)
2004 Capetown City Ballet (Rubies)
2004 Colorado Ballet
2004 Finnish National Ballet (Rubies)
2004 Louisville Ballet (Rubies)
2004 Paris Opera Ballet
2004 Sacramento Ballet (Rubies)
2004 Teatro alla Scala (Rubies)
2005 Teatro Colon (Rubies)
2005 Pacific Northwest Ballet (Diamonds)
2005 Suzanne Farrell Ballet (Rubies)
2005 Scottish Ballet (Rubies)
2006 Alberta Ballet (Rubies)
2006 Chamberlain Ballet (Diamonds)
2006 City Ballet of San Diego (Rubies)
2006 Hamburg Ballet
2006 Dutch National Ballet
2006 Kirov Ballet
2006 San Francisco Ballet
2006 Pacific Northwest Ballet
2007 Ballet Arizona (Rubies)
2007 Festival Ballet (Rubies)
2007 Los Angeles Ballet (Rubies)
2007 Paris Opera Ballet
2007 Royal Ballet
2008 Hong Kong Ballet (Rubies)
2008 Nevada Ballet Theatre (Rubies)
2008 Suzanne Farrell Ballet (Diamonds)
2008 Charleston Ballet Theatre (Rubies)
2008 Hong Kong Ballet (Rubies)
2008 National Ballet of Canada (Rubies)
2008 Nevada Ballet Theatre (Rubies)
2008 Los Angeles Ballet (Rubies)
2008 Paris Opera Ballet
2008 Royal Ballet
2008 Hong Kong Ballet (Rubies)
2008 Nevada Ballet Theatre (Rubies)
2009 Boston Ballet (Emeralds, Diamonds)
2009 Oregon Ballet Theatre (Emeralds)
2009 Ballet Chicago (Rubies)
2009 City Ballet of San Diego (Rubies)
2009 Washington Ballet (Rubies)
2009 Dresden SemperOper Ballet (Rubies)
2010 Ballet Chicago (Rubies)
2010 Dresden SemperOper Ballet (Diamonds)
2010 Houston Ballet (Complete)
2010 Ballet der Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna) (Rubies)
2010 City Ballet of San Diego (Rubies)
2011 Ballet Chicago (Rubies)
2011 Ballett Dortmund (Rubies)
2011 Dresden SemperOper Ballett (Emeralds)
2011 Mariinsky Ballet (Kirov) (Complete)
2011 Royal Ballet, The (Complete)
2011 Sarasota Ballet, The (Diamonds)
2011 Suzanne Farrell Ballet (Diamonds)
2011 Teatro alla Scala (Rubies)
2011 Teatro alla Scala (Emeralds)
2012 Ballet West (Emeralds)
2012 Bolshoi Ballet (Diamonds)
2012 Bolshoi Ballet (Emeralds)
2012 City Ballet of San Diego (Emeralds)
2012 Pacific Northwest Ballet
2013 Ballet West (Diamonds)
2013 Ballet West (Rubies)
2013 Carolina Ballet (Rubies)
2013 Los Angeles Ballet (Rubies)
2013 Pennsylvania Ballet (Complete)
2013 Sacramento Ballet (Rubies)
2014 Bolshoi Theatre (Rubies)
2014 Boston Ballet (Complete)
2014 Boston Ballet (Rubies)
2014 Grand Rapids Ballet (Rubies)
2014 Hamburg Ballet (Diamonds Pas de Deux)
2014 Mariinsky Theatre (Complete)
2014 Oklahoma City Ballet (Rubies)
2014 Perm State Opera and Ballet Theatre (Rubies)
2014 Sarasota Ballet (Rubies)
2015 Bolshoi Ballet
2015 City Ballet of San Diego
2015 Het Nationale Ballet
2015 Singapore Dance Theatre
2015 Suzanne Farrell Ballet
2015 Texas Ballet Theater
2016 Ballet West (Rubies)
2016 Bolshoi Ballet
2016 City Ballet of San Diego (Emeralds)
2016 Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin
2016 Perm State Ballet (Rubies)
2016 San Francisco Ballet (Rubies)
2016 Sarasota Ballet
2017 Charlotte Ballet (NCDT) (Rubies)
2017 Louisville Ballet (Rubies)
2017 Mariinsky Ballet (Kirov)
2017 Miami City Ballet
2017 Pacific Northwest Ballet
2017 Paris Opera Ballet
2017 Royal Ballet
2017 Royal Danish Ballet
2017 San Francisco Ballet (Diamonds)
2018 Ballet San Antonio (Rubies)
2018 BalletMet (Rubies)
2018 Bayerische Staatsoper (Munich)
2018 Cincinnati Ballet (Rubies)
2018 Festival Ballet-Providence (Rubies)
2018 Kansas City Ballet (Diamonds)
2018 The Marin Ballet (Diamonds, Waltz)
2018 Sacramento Ballet (Rubies, Selection)
2019 Ballet Arizona (Emeralds)
2019 Bolshoi Ballet
2019 Carolina Ballet (Rubies)
2019 City Ballet of San Diego (Rubies)
2019 Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin
2019 National Ballet of China
2019 Novosibirsk Ballet (Rubies)
2019 Novosibirsk Ballet (Diamonds)
2019 Novosibirsk Ballet (Emeralds)
2019 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
2019 St. Louis Ballet (Rubies)
2019 Wiener Staatsopern Ballett
2020 Ballet Austin – (Rubies) Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra
2020 Indianapolis Ballet – (Rubies) Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra
2020 Mariinsky Ballet (Kirov)
2021 Pittsburgh Ballet Theater (Diamonds)
2021 Astana Ballet Theater (Rubies) Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra
2021 Bolshoi Ballet
2021 Hong Kong Ballet
2021 Korean National Ballet Company
2021 San Francisco Ballet
2022 Carolina Ballet (Emeralds)
2022 City Ballet of San Diego (Rubies) Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra
2022 Houston Ballet
2022 Louisville Ballet (Emeralds)
2022 Miami City Ballet
2022 Pacific Northwest Ballet (Diamonds)
2022 Royal Ballet (Rubies) Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra
2022 Royal Ballet (Diamonds)
2022 Royal Danish Ballet
2022 Teatro alla Scala
1996, Nonesuch, The Balanchine Library: Choreography by Balanchine (excerpts from EMERALDS, DIAMONDS pas de deux [1977]);
2004, Kultur, Balanchine (DIAMONDS pas de deux);
2005, Films du Prieuré, Violette et Mr. B (excerpts from EMERALDS);
2006, BBC/Opus Arte (complete [2005]);
2011 Marinsky Label. © State Academic Marinsky Theater, St. Petersburg, Russia, Jewels the complete ballet recorded 2006 at the Marinsky Theater, with members of the Marinsky Ballet
1968 Rubies pas de deux (NBC, Bell Telephone Hour, “Man Who Dances: Edward Villella”)
1977 excerpts from Emeralds, Diamonds (PBS, Dance in America)
1979 Rubies pas de deux (WETA, Washington, D.C., “Baryshnikov at the White House”)
1983 Rubies (French television, Channel 2)
2001 Emeralds solo (French television, “Violette and Mr. B.”)
Additional revisions information provided by Rosemary Dunleavy, Violette Verdy