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204. Maruf (Mârouf) 1942
Opera in Four Acts by Henri Rabaud
ACT II HAREM BALLET
- Music
Henri Rabaud
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
August 7, 1942, Opera of the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Conductor: A. Wolff
- Cast
Leticia de la Vega, Yurek Shabelevsky, corps de ballet
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
Note
Presented with the premiere performance of Concierto de Mozart [205] during Balanchine’s two months as guest director of the ballet of the Teatro Colón. The season included Apollon Musagète designed by Pavel Tchelitchew, said to be Balanchine’s favorite production of the ballet.
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.
