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225. Pas de Deux (Grand Adagio) 1945
- Music
Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky (entr’acte from The Sleeping Beauty, 1890, orchestrated by Ivan Boutnikoff)
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
March 14, 1945, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, City Center of Music and Drama, New York. Conductor: Emanuel Balaban
- Cast
Alexandra Danilova, Frederic Franklin
Performance Type
Ballet
See Also
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65. Aurora's Wedding. Ariadne and Her Brothers,
259. Princess Aurora,
281. The Sleeping Beauty. Variation from Aurora's Wedding,
302. The Nutcracker,
404. The Sleeping Beauty. Aurora's Solo, Vision Scene,
418. Tempo di Valse. Garland Dance from The Sleeping Beauty
Note
In 1955, Balanchine interpolated this music in its original form as a violin cadenza into Act I of his production of The Nutcracker for the New York City Ballet.
Source Notes
Additional music information provided by Balanchine, Gordon Boelzner
