Mozartiana

Mozartiana

"Mozartiana" is the ballet by New York City Ballet co-founder and balletmaster George Balanchine which opened their Tschaikovsky Festival. It is the choreographer's third homage to Mozart and is made to Tschaikovsky's "Suite No. 4, Mozartiana", op. 61 (1887) consisting of:

*"Preghiera" (Prayer)
*"Gigue"
*"Minuet"
*"Theme and Variations"
*"Finale"

The new version Balanchine made for City Ballet had its premiere on June 4, 1981, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, with costumes by Rouben Ter-Arutunian (the choreographer made the original version on his first American ballet company Les Ballets in 1933; it was also danced by the School of American Ballet at its first recital June 9, 1934, at the Felix Warburg estate in White Plains, New York.) The "Preghiera" is danced by a ballerina, usually a principal dancer, accompanied by four young girls, the "Gigue" by a male soloist and the "Minuet" by four women from the corps de ballet. The ballerina returns and is joined by a principal "danseur" for a pas de deux to the "Theme and Variations"; the entire cast dances the finale (the "Gigue" is of sufficient importance that it is not infrequently danced by a second principal "danseur".)

Cast

original

*Suzanne Farrell
*Ib Andersen
*Christopher d'Amboise

Winter 2008

*Wendy Whelan
*Benjamin Millepied
*Tom Gold

Spring 2008

*Wendy Whelan
*Philip Neal
*Tom Gold"†"

Notes

:† "guest artist" (Tom Gold's last performance as a" member "of City Ballet was Thursday, May 22, 2008, in" Double Feature"; he performed in" Mozartiana "Friday and Saturday, June 19 and 20 as a guest artist.)

References

* "Playbill", New York City Ballet Friday, June 20, 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=F70E1FF8395D167A93C2A8178DD85F408385F9 Sunday NY Times article, June 10, 1934]

* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00D17FE3958177A93C3A8178DD85F408385F9 NY Times article, June 11, 1934]

* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40917F7345C1B7B93CAA91788D85F418485F9 NY Times review by John Martin, March 8, 1945]

* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60E17FE3C5B127A93C3AB1789D85F428485F9 NY Times review by John Martin, February 21, 1946]

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9801EFD7133BF933A25751C0A967948260 NY Times article by Jennifer Dunning, February 10, 1981]

* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30616F73F5C0C708EDDAC0894D9484D81 NY Times article by Jennifer Dunning, May 23, 1981]

* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20A1EF93E5C0C728FDDAC0894D9484D81 Sunday NY Times article by John Corry, May 31, 1981]

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0CE7DA1238F936A35755C0A967948260 NY Times review by Anna Kisselgoff, Published: June 5, 1981]

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E04E2D91238F935A35755C0A967948260 NY Times review by Anna Kisselgoff, Published: June 6, 1981]

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/arts/dance/23muse.html?_r=1 NY Times review by Alastair Macaulay, June 23, 2008]


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