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133.2. Diana and Acteon 1932
Music
Frédéric Chopin, orchestrated by Vittorio Rieti
Choreography
George Balanchine
Production
Costumes by Bouchène
Premiere
June 29, 1932, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris. Conductor: Roger Désormière. (Earlier in the summer performed in Brussels, for which no program has been found.)
Cast
Alice Nikitina, Anatole Vilzak
Performance Type
Concert Works
See Also
363. Diana and Actaeon Pas de Deux
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Note
Diana, surprised at the bath by Acteon, transforms him into a stag to punish him for his curiosity.
Source Notes
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This and other numbers in the same concert (133.1-133.9) are described in Nikitina: By Herself, pp. 113-15. Concert program located by Barbara Newman.
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