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413. Walpurgisnacht Ballet 1980
From Gounod’s ‘Faust’
- Music
Charles Gounod (from Faust, produced with ballet music 1869)
- Choreography
George Balanchine. Staged by Brigitte Thom
- Production
Lighting by Ronald Bates
- Premiere
May 15, 1980, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater. Conductor: Robert Irving. (Preview: School of American Ballet Gala Benefit, January 24.)
- Cast
Suzanne Farrell, Adam Lüders; Heather Watts; Stephanie Saland, Judith Fugate; 20 women
Performance Type
Ballet
Note
alanchine’s presentation as an independent ballet of the work he originally staged as part of the Paris Opéra production of Gounod’s Faust [397] in 1975.
Additional Productions
Stagings
1975 Paris Opera Ballet
2006 North Carolina Dance Theatre
2010 City Ballet of San Diego
2011 Opera di Roma
2014 Ballet Arizona
2015 City Ballet of San Diego
2015 Suzanne Farrell Ballet
2016 Ballet Arizona
2017 Miami City Ballet
2017 Star Dancers Ballet Company (Japan)
2019 Ekaterinburg State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
2020 City Ballet of San Diego
2022 Ekaterinburg State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
Recorded Performances
Videos/DVD
1996, Nonesuch, The Balanchine Library: The Balanchine Celebration, Part One (pas de deux, 3 principals’ solos, finale)
227. Fausto (Faust) 1945
Opera in Four Acts by Charles Gounod
WALPURGISNACHT BALLET
- Music
Charles Gounod
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
June 26, 1945, Ópera Nacional, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City. Danced by advanced students from the School of American Ballet and guest soloists. Conductor: Jean Morel
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
See Also
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45. Faust,
117. Faust,
151. Faust,
226. Aïda,
397. Faust,
413. Walpurgisnacht Ballet
Note
Patricia Wilde remembers performing a solo. Marie-Jeanne remembers performing a pas de deux with Nicholas Magallanes.
Source Notes
Balanchine, Marie-Jeanne, Patricia Wilde
151. Faust 1935
Opera in Four Acts and Five Scenes by Charles Gounod
ACT I, SCENE 2 INCIDENTAL DANCE (KERMESSE)
- Music
Charles Gounod
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
December 19, 1935, Metropolitan Opera, New York. Danced by American Ballet Ensemble. Conductor: Louis Hasselmans
- Cast
Corps de ballet
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
See Also
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45. Faust,
117. Faust,
150. La Traviata,
227. Fausto (Faust),
397. Faust,
413. Walpurgisnacht Ballet
117. Faust 1932
Opera in Five Acts by Charles Gounod
ACT II KERMESSE: VALSE
- Music
Charles Gounod
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
February 13, 1932, Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Danced by Ballets [Russes] de Monte-Carlo. Conductor: Gabriel Grovlez
- Cast
6 couples
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
See Also
-
45. Faust,
111. Tannhaüser,
151. Faust,
227. Fausto (Faust),
397. Faust,
413. Walpurgisnacht Ballet
Source Notes
Choreography acknowledged by Balanchine
45. Faust 1925
Opera in Five Acts by Charles Gounod
ACT II KERMESSE
- Music
Charles Gounod
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
March 5, 1925, Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Danced by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. Conductor: Marc-César Scotto
- Cast
Corps de ballet
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
See Also
-
38. Carmen,
117. Faust,
151. Faust,
227. Fausto (Faust),
397. Faust,
413. Walpurgisnacht Ballet
Source Notes
Balanchine
