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260. The Tales of Hoffmann (Les Contes d'Hoffmann) 1949
Opera in Three Acts with Prologue and Epilogue by Jacques Offenbach
BALLET
- Music
Jacques Offenbach
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
April 6, 1949, New York City Opera, City Center of Music and Drama, New York. Danced by New York City Ballet. Conductor: Jean Morel
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
Note
The printed program does not list dances or dancers.
111. Tannhaüser 1932
Opera in Three Acts and Four Scenes by Richard Wagner
ACT I VENUSBERG BALLET
- Music
Richard Wagner
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
January 21, 1932, Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Danced by Ballets [Russes] de Monte-Carlo. Conductor: Gabriel Grovlez
- Cast
Valentina Lanina [Blinova], Léon Woizikowsky, 14 women, 7 men
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
Note
As with his opera choreography for Diaghilev, because of such variables as new scenery and different numbers of people, while he was ballet master for the Blum-de Basil company [later Les Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo] in 1932, Balanchine rechoreographed all the operas carried over from earlier seasons as well as the operas receiving their premieres.
Source Notes
Choreography acknowledged by Balanchine
