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228. Sansón y Dalila (Samson et Dalila) 1945
Opera in Three Acts by Camille Saint-Saëns
BALLETS
- Music
Camille Saint-Saëns
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
July 3, 1945, Ópera Nacional, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City. Danced by advanced students from the School of American Ballet and guest soloists. Conductor: Jean Morel
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
See Also
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66. Samson et Dalila,
116. Samson et Dalila,
171. Samson et Dalila,
226. Aïda
Note
Traditionally dances occur in Act I (DANCE OF THE PRIESTESSES) and Act II (BACCHANALE).
Source Notes
Balanchine, Marie-Jeanne, Patricia Wilde
171. Samson et Dalila 1936
Opera in Three Acts and Four Scenes by Camille Saint-Saëns
ACT I INCIDENTAL DANCES; ACT III, SCENE 2 BACCHANALE
- Music
Camille Saint-Saëns
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
December 26, 1936, Metropolitan Opera, New York. Danced by American Ballet Ensemble. Conductor: Maurice Abravanel
- Cast
INCIDENTAL DANCES: corps de ballet. BACCHANALE: Daphne Vane, corps de ballet
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
See Also
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66. Samson et Dalila,
116. Samson et Dalila,
150. La Traviata,
228. Sansón y Dalila (Samson et Dalila)
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
66. Samson et Dalila 1927
Opera in Three Acts and Four Scenes by Camille Saint-Saëns
ACT III DIVERTISSEMENT
- Music
Camille Saint-Saëns
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
January 27, 1927, Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Danced by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. Conductor: Léon Jehin
- Cast
Lubov Tchernicheva, 16 women
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
See Also
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38. Carmen,
116. Samson et Dalila,
117. Faust,
228. Sansón y Dalila (Samson et Dalila)
Source Notes
Balanchine