Prodigal Son (ballet)

Prodigal Son (ballet)

"Prodigal Son" is a ballet made on Diaghilev's Ballets Russes by George Balanchine, subsequently co-founder and balletmaster of New York City Ballet, to Prokofiev's "Le Fils Prodigue", op. 46 (1928–29) and libretto, based on the parable in the Gospel of Luke, by Boris Kochno who added a good deal of drama and emphasized the theme of sin and redemption ending with the Prodigal Son's return.

The premiere took place on May 21, 1929, at the Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt, Paris, with décor by Georges Rouault and lighting by Ronald Bates, in what was to be the Ballets Russes' last Paris season. Balanchine's American Ballet danced "Prodigal Son" at its first public performance in 1934: "Balanchine's choreography upset Prokofiev, who conducted the premiere. The composer had envisioned a production that was 'real'; his concept of the Siren, whom he saw as demure, differed radically from Balanchine's. Prokofiev refused to pay Balanchine royalties for his choreography." [ [http://www.nycballet.com/company/rep.html?rep=148 NYCB website repertory index] ]

The City Ballet premiere was February 23, 1950, at City Center of Music and Drama, New York, the title role danced by Jerome Robbins, with lighting by Mark Stanley.

Mikhail Baryshnikov danced it with City Ballet in 1979, and Damian Woetzel danced it at his farewell performance, Wednesday, June 18, 2008. [ [http://www.nycballet.com/uploadedFiles/Ticketing_Information/Single_Tickets/s08/NYCB_2008SpringSeason.pdf NYCB 2008 Spring Repertory] ]

Cast

original

*Felia Doubrovska
*Eleanora Marra
*Nathalie Branitzka
*Serge Lifar
*Michael Fedorov
*Léon Woizikowsky
*Anton Dolin

Damian Woetzel's farewell

:Wednesday, June 18, 2008
*Maria Kowroski
*Pauline Golbin
*Dena Abergel
*Damian Woetzel
*Ask la Cour
*Sean Suozzi
*Adam Hendrickson

Spring 2008

*Teresa Reichlen
*Pauline Golbin
*Dena Abergel
*Daniel Ulbricht
*Ask la Cour
*Antonio Carmena
*Kyle Froman

Notes

References

* "Playbill", New York City Ballet, Thursday, June 19, 2008

* "Repertory Week", New York City Ballet, Spring Season, 2008 repertory, week 8

External links

* [http://www.nycballet.com NYCB website]

* [http://www.balanchine.com George Balanchine Trust website]

* [http://www.balanchine.org George Balanchine Foundation website]

* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70D12F63A58177A93C6A9178AD95F408385F9 Sunday NY Times article by John Martin, November 4, 1934]

* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00E1FFD395C10728DDDAD0A94DA405B8089F1D3 NY Times review by John Martin, February 24, 1950]

* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60D17F63B5D12728DDDAA0994D9405B898BF1D3 NY Times review by Anna Kisselgoff, January 13, 1979]

* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70614FF3F5D0C728EDDA00894D9484D81 NY Times obituary by Jack Anderson, September 21, 1981]

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/arts/dance/10ball.html NY Times review by Alastair Macaulay, June 10, 2008]


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