87. La Gioconda 1929
Opera in Four Acts by Amilcare Ponchielli
ACT I TARANTELLA; ACT III DANCE OF THE HOURS
- Music
Amilcare Ponchielli
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
January 26, 1929, Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Danced by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. Conductor: Michel Steiman
- Cast
TARANTELLA: Vera Petrova, Nicholas Efimov, 4 women.
DANCE OF THE HOURS: Morning (Dawn), Felia Doubrovska, Mezeslav Borovsky, 4 women; Day, Alexandra Danilova, Léon Woizikowsky, 4 women; Evening, Petrova, Efimov, 4 women; Night, Lubov Tchernicheva, Constantin Tcherkas, 4 women
DANCE OF THE HOURS: Morning (Dawn), Felia Doubrovska, Mezeslav Borovsky, 4 women; Day, Alexandra Danilova, Léon Woizikowsky, 4 women; Evening, Petrova, Efimov, 4 women; Night, Lubov Tchernicheva, Constantin Tcherkas, 4 women
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
Balanchine
