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Richard Strauss (concert suite, ca. 1917). Libretto after Molière
George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. COOKS DANCE by Peter Martins (uncredited). Assistant to the Choreographers: Susan Hendl
Scenery and costumes designed by Rouben Ter-Arutunian. Costumes executed by Karinska. Lighting by Gilbert Hemsley, Jr.
April 8, 1979, New York City Opera, New York State Theater. Corps de ballet composed of students of the School of American Ballet. Conductor: Cal Stewart Kellogg
Lucile, Patricia McBride; M. Jourdain, Jean-Pierre Bonnefous; Cléonte, Rudolf Nureyev;
DIVERTISSEMENT: Darla Hoover, Michael Puleo, six women; Maid; 6 Lackeys; 4 Cooks; 2 Attendants to Cléonte
Performance Type
Ballet
See Also
Note
Performed with Henry Purcell’s opera Dido and Aeneas.
Additional Productions
Revisions
1980, New York City Ballet: Although choreography was credited to Balanchine alone, substantial portions of Robbins’s work remained. Several dancing passages for Cléonte removed, replaced by mime passages for Cléonte and Lucile.
Other Versions
1932, Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo. 1944, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.
Stagings

1979   Paris Opera Ballet
1980   Zurich Ballet (Ballett des Opernhauses Zurich)

Source Notes

Rosemary Dunleavy

Richard Strauss (concert suite, ca. 1917). Libretto after Molière
George Balanchine. Assistant to the Choreographer: Susan Hendl
Scenery and costumes by Rouben Ter-Arutunian. Lighting by Ronald Bates
May 22, 1980, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater. Conductor: Robert Irving
M. Jourdain, Frank Ohman; Cléonte, Peter Martins; Lucille, Suzanne Farrell;
DIVERTISSEMENT: Heather Watts, Victor Castelli; 6 women; Maid; 6 Lackeys; 4 Cooks; 2 Assistants to Cléonte
Performance Type
Ballet
See Also
Note
Originally presented by the New York City Opera, 1979. The 1980 production used the same sets and costumes, with the choreography for Cléonte substantially revised.
Additional Productions
Other Versions
1932, Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo.
1944, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.
Source Notes

Susan Hendl

Richard Strauss (concert suite, ca. 1917). Libretto after Molière
George Balanchine
Scenery and costumes by Eugene Berman. Scenery executed by E. B. Dunkel Studios; costumes executed by Karinska, Inc.
September 23, 1944, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, City Center of Music and Drama, New York. Conductor: Emanuel Balaban
Cléonte, Nicholas Magallanes; Coviel, His Valet, Peter Deign; M. Jourdain, Michel Katcharoff; Lucile, His Daughter, Nathalie Krassovska; Nicola, Her Maid, Vida Brown; 4 Ladies in Waiting; 4 Blackamoors.
DIVERTISSEMENTS: Fencers, 2 men; PAS DE SEPT: Mary Ellen Moylan, 6 women; HARLEQUINADE: Ruthanna Boris, Leon Danielian, Nikita Talin; DANSE INDIENNE: Maria Tallchief, Yurek Lazowski; PAS DE DEUX D’AMOUR: Krassovska, Magallanes
Performance Type
Ballet
See Also
Note
Balanchine’s three productions of this ballet were completely different.
Additional Productions
Revisions
1945, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo: Reviews imply some reworking.
Other Versions
1932, Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo.
1979, New York City Opera
Source Notes

Balanchine