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150. La Traviata 1935
Opera in Four Acts by Giuseppe Verdi
ACT III BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT (GYPSY DANCE)
- Music
Giuseppe Verdi
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
December 16, 1935, Metropolitan Opera, New York. Danced by American Ballet Ensemble. Conductor: Ettore Panizza
- Cast
Anatole Vilzak, Gisella Caccialanza, Ruthanna Boris, Constantine Iolas, Joseph Levinoff, corps de ballet
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
Note
Balanchine’s first choreography for the Metropolitan Opera during the three-year residence of the American Ballet as American Ballet Ensemble.
121. Rigoletto 1932
Opera in Four Acts by Giuseppe Verdi
ACT I DIVERTISSEMENT
- Music
Giuseppe Verdi
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
February 23, 1932, Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Danced by Ballets [Russes] de Monte-Carlo. Conductor: Michel Steiman
- Cast
4 couples
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
Source Notes
Choreography acknowledged by Balanchine
88. Rigolletto 1929
Opera in Four Acts by Giuseppe Verdi
ACT I DIVERTISSEMENT
- Music
Giuseppe Verdi
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
February 28, 1929, Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Danced by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. Conductor: Michel Steiman
- Cast
6 couples
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
Source Notes
Balanchine