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228. Sansón y Dalila (Samson et Dalila) 1945
Opera in Three Acts by Camille Saint-Saëns
BALLETS
- Music
Camille Saint-Saëns
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
July 3, 1945, Ópera Nacional, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City. Danced by advanced students from the School of American Ballet and guest soloists. Conductor: Jean Morel
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
See Also
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66. Samson et Dalila,
116. Samson et Dalila,
171. Samson et Dalila,
226. Aïda
Note
Traditionally dances occur in Act I (DANCE OF THE PRIESTESSES) and Act II (BACCHANALE).
Source Notes
Balanchine, Marie-Jeanne, Patricia Wilde
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.
116. Samson et Dalila 1932
Opera in Three Acts and Five Scenes by Camille Saint-Saëns
ACT I BALLET; ACT III BACCHANALE
- Music
Camille Saint-Saëns
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
February 11, 1932, Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Danced by Ballets [Russes] de Monte-Carlo. Conductor: Gabriel Grovlez
- Cast
BALLET: 12 women. BACCHANALE: Eleanora Marra, 16 women
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
See Also
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66. Samson et Dalila,
111. Tannhaüser,
171. Samson et Dalila,
228. Sansón y Dalila (Samson et Dalila)
Source Notes
Choreography acknowledged by Balanchine
66. Samson et Dalila 1927
Opera in Three Acts and Four Scenes by Camille Saint-Saëns
ACT III DIVERTISSEMENT
- Music
Camille Saint-Saëns
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
January 27, 1927, Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Danced by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. Conductor: Léon Jehin
- Cast
Lubov Tchernicheva, 16 women
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
See Also
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38. Carmen,
116. Samson et Dalila,
117. Faust,
228. Sansón y Dalila (Samson et Dalila)
Source Notes
Balanchine