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263. La Mort du Cygne 1949
- Music
Camille Saint-Saëns (Le Cygne [cello solo] from Le Carnaval des Animaux: Fantaisie Zoologique for small orchestra, 1886)
- Choreography
Choreographed by Michel Fokine (1907); staged by George Balanchine
- Premiere
June 20, 1949, Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas, Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam
- Cast
Tamara Toumanova
Performance Type
Ballet
Note
Performed at the Holland Festival, 1949.
