Franz Schubert (The Wanderer, fantasy for piano, Op. 15, 1882, transcribed by Franz Liszt, orchestrated by Charles Koechlin). Book by Pavel Tchelitchew
Choreography
George Balanchine
Production
Costumes, lighting, and dramatic effects by Pavel Tchelitchew (slightly revised from the 1933 production)
Premiere
June 27, 1941, American Ballet Caravan, Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro. Conductor: Emanuel Balaban
Cast
Marjorie Moore, William Dollar; Shadows, Angels, Revolutionaries, and others
Franz Schubert (The Wanderer, fantasy for piano, Op. 15, 1822, transcribed by Franz Liszt, orchestrated by Charles Koechlin). Book by Pavel Tchelitchew
Choreography
George Balanchine
Production
Costumes, lighting, and dramatic effects by Pavel Tchelitchew (somewhat revised from the 1933 production)
Premiere
March 1, 1935, American Ballet, Adelphi Theater, New York. Conductor: Sandor Harmati
Cast
Tamara Geva (guest artist); William Dollar, Charles Laskey; 3 Youths; Shadows, Angels, Revolutionaries, and Others, 13 women, child
Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky (Suite No. 4, Mozartiana, Op. 61, 1887; based on Mozart’s Gigue in G major [K. 574], Minuet in D major [K. 355], the motet ‘Ave, Verum Corpus’ [K. 618], and variations on ‘Les Hommes Pieusement’ from Gluck’s comic opera La Rencontre Imprévue [K. 455])
Choreography
George Balanchine
Production
Forecurtain, scenery, and costumes by Christian Bérard
Premiere
June 7, 1933, Les Ballets 1933, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris. Conductor: Maurice Abravanel
Cast
GIGUE: Ludovic Matlinsky; MENUETTO: 6 women; PREGHIERA: Lucienne Kylberg; TEMA CON VARIAZIONI: Tamara Toumanova, Roman Jasinsky, corps de ballet; FINALE: Toumanova, Kylberg, Jasinsky, 7 women, 1 man
The George Balanchine Foundation Archive of Lost Choreography (TEMA CON VARIAZIONI: two pas de deux), 2003
Note
A suite of dances against an Italianate backdrop, Mozartiana was one of six new ballets created by Balanchine during the brief existence of Les Ballets 1933, the company he formed with Boris Kochno, financed by Edward James. It was performed in Paris and London with Les Sept Péchés Capitaux, Les Songes, Fastes, L’Errante, Les Valses de Beethoven, and other musical works without choreography. In 1981, Balanchine choreographed a new ballet to Mozartiana for the New York City Ballet Tchaikovsky Festival, changing the order of the movements to place the PREGHIERA first. See FESTIVALS DIRECTED BY BALANCHINE.
Additional Productions
Revisions
1935, American Ballet: Sections originally danced by Toumanova and Jasinsky differently apportioned, with single pas de deux for leading couple; pas de six in THEME AND VARIATIONS danced by six women (three in men’s costumes). 1945, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo: Original form more closely followed, with two pas de deux for leading couple and more complicated choreography for the leading man; corps de ballet entirely women; one male soloist instead of two. 1956, Danilova Concert Company: Presented without PREGHIERA by cast of four dancers.
1935 American Ballet Ensemble (1935-1938—resident Metropolitan Opera company)
1945 Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
1956 Danilova Concert Company (‘Great Moments of Ballet’—1954-1957)
2014 Richmond Ballet
2014 Tbilisi Ballet
