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133.2. Diana and Acteon 1932
- Music
Frédéric Chopin, orchestrated by Vittorio Rieti
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Costumes by Bouchène
- Premiere
June 29, 1932, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris. Conductor: Roger Désormière. (Earlier in the summer performed in Brussels, for which no program has been found.)
- Cast
Alice Nikitina, Anatole Vilzak
Performance Type
Concert Works
Note
Diana, surprised at the bath by Acteon, transforms him into a stag to punish him for his curiosity.
Source Notes
This and other numbers in the same concert (133.1-133.9) are described in Nikitina: By Herself, pp. 113-15. Concert program located by Barbara Newman.
133.3. La Naïade 1932
- Music
Franz Liszt, orchestrated by Vittorio Rieti
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Costume by Christian Bérard
- Premiere
June 29, 1932, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris. Conductor: Roger Désormière. (Earlier in the summer performed in Brussels, for which no program has been found.)
- Cast
Alice Nikitina
Performance Type
Concert Works
Note
The naiade continued to dance even though she felt she was walking on knives each time her little feet touched the earth–Hans [Christian] Andersen.
Source Notes
This and other numbers in the same concert (133.1-133.9) are described in Nikitina: By Herself, pp. 113-15. Concert program located by Barbara Newman.
133.4. Galop 1932
- Music
Igor Markevitch
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Costume by Christian Bérard
- Premiere
June 29, 1932, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris. Conductor: Roger Désormière. (Earlier in the summer performed in Brussels, for which no program has been found.)
- Cast
Alice Nikitina
Performance Type
Concert Works
Source Notes
This and other numbers in the same concert (133.1-133.9) are described in Nikitina: By Herself, pp. 113-15. Concert program located by Barbara Newman.
133.5. Galathée 1932
- Music
Frédéric Chopin, orchestrated by Vittorio Rieti
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Costumes by Georges Annenkoff
- Premiere
June 29, 1932, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris. Conductor: Roger Désormière. (Earlier in the summer performed in Brussels, for which no program has been found.)
- Cast
Alice Nikitina
Performance Type
Concert Works
Note
Pygmalion, through the force of his love, having brought the statue of Galatea to life, is himself turned to stone. Despite this program note, Nikitina’s is the only name that appears in the cast.
Source Notes
This and other numbers in the same concert (133.1-133.9) are described in Nikitina: By Herself, pp. 113-15. Concert program located by Barbara Newman.
133.6. Gavotte Russe 1932
- Music
Sergei Prokofiev (Gavotte, Ten Pieces, Op. 12, 1908-13, orchestrated by Vittorio Rieti)
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Costume by Georges Annenkoff
- Premiere
June 29, 1932, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris. Conductor: Roger Désormière. (Earlier in the summer performed in Brussels, for which no program has been found.)
- Cast
Alice Nikitina
Performance Type
Concert Works
Source Notes
This and other numbers in the same concert (133.1-133.9) are described in Nikitina: By Herself, pp. 113-15. Concert program located by Barbara Newman.
133.7. La Prédiction 1932
- Music
Igor Stravinsky (from Le Baiser de la Fée, 1928)
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Costume by Christian Bérard
- Premiere
June 29, 1932, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris. Conductor: Roger Désormière. (Earlier in the summer performed in Brussels, for which no program has been found.)
- Cast
Alice Nikitina, Anatole Vilzak
Performance Type
Concert Works
See Also
-
133.1. Caprice,
133.1a. [Dances for Josephine Baker],
*178. Le Baiser de la Fée,
271. The Fairy's Kiss (Le Baiser de la Fée),
376. Divertimento from 'Le Baiser de la Fée'
Note
A young man meets a fairy disguised as a fortune teller. She predicts a sad future. He tries to flee, but suddenly appearing as her true self, the fairy seduces the young man, who dies from her kiss.
Source Notes
This and other numbers in the same concert (133.1-133.9) are described in Nikitina: By Herself, pp. 113-15. Concert program located by Barbara Newman.
133.8. Variation 1932
- Music
Igor Stravinsky (from Apollo Musagetes, 1927-28)
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Costume by Bouchène
- Premiere
June 29, 1932, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris. Conductor: Roger Désormière. (Earlier in the summer performed in Brussels, for which no program has been found.)
- Cast
Alice Nikitina
Performance Type
Concert Works
See Also
-
*84. Apollon Musagète,
133.1. Caprice,
133.1a. [Dances for Josephine Baker],
176. Apollon Musagète,
198. Apolo Musageta (Apollon Musagète),
284. Apollo, Leader of the Muses
Note
In a shell washed up on the sand, a young fisherman listens to the sound of the sea and dances.
Source Notes
This and other numbers in the same concert (133.1-133.9) are described in Nikitina: By Herself, pp. 113-15. Concert program located by Barbara Newman.
133.9. La Leçon de Danse 1932
- Music
Emmanuel Chabrier
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Costumes and objects by Joan Miró
- Premiere
June 29, 1932, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris. Conductor: Roger Desormière. (Earlier in the summer performed in Brussels, for which no program has been found.)
- Cast
Alice Nikitina, Anatole Vilzak
Performance Type
Concert Works
Source Notes
This and other numbers in the same concert (133.1-133.9) are described in Nikitina: By Herself, pp. 113-15. Concert program located by Barbara Newman.
