98. Aubade 1930
- Music
Francis Poulenc (Aubade for piano and 18 instruments, 1929, commissioned by Vicomte and Vicomtesse de Noailles)
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Scenery and costumes by Angèles Ortiz; costumes executed by Mme A. Youkine (uncredited)
- Premiere
January 21, 1930, Ballets Russes de Vera Nemtchinova, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris. Conductor: Alexandre Labinsky. Pianist: Francis Poulenc
- Cast
Diana, Vera Nemtchinova; Actaeon, Alexis Dolinoff; Diana’s Companions, 6 women
Performance Type
Ballet
Note
A Greek myth: At dawn, the hunter Actaeon surprises the goddess Diana bathing; she transforms him into a deer, wounds him, and turning her companions into dogs sets them upon him. With a pang of regret, the goddess resumes her course through the forest; day has come.
1936 Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo (Rene Blum)
Scenery and costumes credited to Angèles Ortiz in later programs.
