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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.
56. L'Hirondelle (La Rondine) 1926
Opera in Three Acts by Giacomo Puccini
ACT II VALSE
- Music
Giacomo Puccini
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
February 20, 1926, Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Danced by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. Conductor: Victor de Sabata
- Cast
Lydia Sokolova, Léon Woizikowsky, corps de ballet
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
Source Notes
Balanchine