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228. Sansón y Dalila (Samson et Dalila) 1945
Opera in Three Acts by Camille Saint-Saëns
BALLETS
- Music
Camille Saint-Saëns
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
July 3, 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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66. Samson et Dalila,
116. Samson et Dalila,
171. Samson et Dalila,
226. Aïda
Note
Traditionally dances occur in Act I (DANCE OF THE PRIESTESSES) and Act II (BACCHANALE).
Source Notes
Balanchine, Marie-Jeanne, Patricia Wilde
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
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
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45. Faust,
111. Tannhaüser,
151. Faust,
227. Fausto (Faust),
397. Faust,
413. Walpurgisnacht Ballet
Source Notes
Choreography acknowledged by Balanchine
38. Carmen 1925
Opera in Four Acts by Georges Bizet
ACT II SEGUIDILLA
- Music
Georges Bizet
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Premiere
January 25, 1925, Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Danced by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes
- Cast
4 couples
Performance Type
Ballet for Opera
Note
Diaghilev’s dancers were employed between ballet seasons as the resident company of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, and his first assignments to Balanchine were opera divertissements. Balanchine has said that all choreography for operas in Monte Carlo during his tenure with Diaghilev was newly created by him; programs occasionally include no credits for choreography, and it may be that some dances by Nijinska, resident choreographer with Diaghilev at Monte Carlo in 1923 and 1924, remained during Balanchine’s early years. When choreography credits appear in the opera programs between 1925 and 1929, they are variously given as ‘Maître de ballet: Georges Balanchine,’ ‘Chorégraphie de Georges Balanchine,’ or ‘Ballet reglé par Georges Balanchine’; the significance of these differences is unknown.
Source Notes
Balanchine