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298. Boris Godunov 1953
Opera in Prologue, Four Acts, and Seven Scenes by Modest Moussorgsky
POLONAISE
- Music
Modest Moussorgsky
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
April 20, 1953, Teatro alla Scala, Milan. Conductor: Antonino Votto
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
Note
Although the printed program credits no dance or dancers, the ballet was probably a POLONAISE performed in the scene set in the Polish castle.
Source Notes
Tanaquil Le Clercq
54. Boris Godunov 1926
Opera in Four Acts and Nine Scenes by Modest Moussorgsky
ACT III POLONAISE
- Music
Modest Moussorgsky
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
February 9, 1926, Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Danced by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. Conductor: Victor de Sabata
- Cast
9 women, 10 men
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
Source Notes
Balanchine
