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226. Aïda 1945
Opera in Four Acts and Seven Scenes by Giuseppe Verdi
ACT II BALLET
- Music
Giuseppe Verdi
- Choreography
George Balanchine and William Dollar
- Premiere
ca. June 8, 1945, Ópera Nacional, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City. Danced by advanced students from the School of American Ballet and guest soloists. Conductor: Carl Alwin
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
Note
Accompanying Balanchine and Dollar to Mexico were Marie-Jeanne, Nicholas Magallanes, and twelve girls from the School of American Ballet, including Patricia Wilde. Printed programs do not list dances or dancers. Balanchine choreographed Aïda, Faust, and Samson et Dalila. He may also have choreographed Carmen and Rigoletto, but no documentation has been located. Concerto Barocco [195], Apollo [84], and Dollar’s Constantia and his staging of Les Sylphides were also performed.
Source Notes
Balanchine, Marie-Jeanne, Patricia Wilde
171. Samson et Dalila 1936
Opera in Three Acts and Four Scenes by Camille Saint-Saëns
ACT I INCIDENTAL DANCES; ACT III, SCENE 2 BACCHANALE
- Music
Camille Saint-Saëns
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
December 26, 1936, Metropolitan Opera, New York. Danced by American Ballet Ensemble. Conductor: Maurice Abravanel
- Cast
INCIDENTAL DANCES: corps de ballet. BACCHANALE: Daphne Vane, corps de ballet
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
See Also
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66. Samson et Dalila,
116. Samson et Dalila,
150. La Traviata,
228. Sansón y Dalila (Samson et Dalila)
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
