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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.
122. Manon 1932
Opera in Four Acts by Jules Massenet
ACT III BALLET
- Music
Jules Massenet
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
February 28, 1932, Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Danced by Ballets [Russes] de Monte-Carlo. Conductor: Gabriel Grovlez
- Cast
Valentina Blinova, Léon Woizikowsky, 6 couples
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
Source Notes
Choreography acknowledged by Balanchine
40. Manon 1925
Opera in Four Acts by Jules Massenet
ACT III BALLET
- Music
Jules Massanet
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
February 5, 1925, Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Danced by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes
- Cast
Alexandra Danilova, Thadée Slavinsky, corps de ballet
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
Source Notes
Balanchine
