Vienna Waltzes

Vienna Waltzes

"Vienna Waltzes" (at one time called "Wiener Walzer") is a ballet made by New York City Ballet co-founder and balletmaster George Balanchine to music by Johann Strauss, Jr., Franz Lehar and Richard Strauss:

*"Tales from the Vienna Woods", op. 325 (1868)
*"Voices of Spring", op. 410 (1885)
*"Explosions Polka, op. 43 (1848) by Johann Strauss, Jr.

*Gold and Silver Waltz (1905) by Franz Lehar [Originally composed for the Princess Metternich-Sandor's "Guld-und-Silber" ball, the "Gold and Silver Waltz" is frequently interpolated into Lehar's "Merry Widow".]

*"Der Rosenkavalier", first sequence of waltzes (arranged 1944) by Richard Strauss

The premiere took place on June 23, 1977, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, with "mise en scèn" by Rouben Ter-Arutunian and lighting by Ronald Bates. The costumes by Karinska were the last she designed for City Ballat; Robert Irving conducted. "Vienna Waltzes" was seen in preview at City Ballet's gala, June 15th at which time Jean-Pierre Bonnefous danced the role later assumed by Jorge Donn.

Original cast

*"Tales from the Vienna Woods"

*Karin von Aroldingen

*Sean Lavery:"10 couples"

*"Voices of Spring"

*Patricia McBride

*Helgi Tomasson:"8 women"

*"Explosion Polka"

*Sara Leland

*Bart Cook:"3 couples"

*"Gold and Silver Waltz

*Kay Mazzo

*Peter Martins:"8 couples"

*"Der Rosenkavalier" first sequence of waltzes

*Suzanne Farrell
*Karin von Aroldingen
*Patricia McBride
*Sara Leland
*Kay Mazzo

*Jorge Donn "guest artist"
*Sean Lavery
*Helgi Tomasson
*Bart Cook
*Peter Martins:"tutti"

Notes

Videography / DVD

*1996 Nonesuch "The Balanchine Library: The Balanchine Celebration" part one "Der Rosenkavalier" (1993)

Television

*1983 PBS "A New York City Ballet Tribute to George Balanchine"
*1993 PBS "Dance in America: The Balanchine Celebration" excerpt
*2004 PBS "Live from Lincoln Center: Balanchine 100" excerpt

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=F10713F83B5913778DDDA80894DD405B878BF1D3 Sunday NY Times article by John Gruen, with photos by Martha Swope, May 1, 1977]

* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10615FD3A5D167493CAA9178ED85F438785F9 Sunday NY Times article by Anna Kisselgoff, May 8, 1977]

* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20F1EF83D5F127A93CBA8178DD85F438785F9 Sunday NY Times article Anna Kisselgoff, June 19, 1977]

* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10E16FD3F5F15768FDDAD0A94DE405B878BF1D3 NY Times review by Anna Kisselgoff, June 24, 1977]

* [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70D1FF63C5E137B93C7AB178DD85F438785F9 NY Times review by Anna Kisselgoff, June 25, 1977]

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/29/arts/dance/29caro.html NY Times review by Jennifer Dunning, January 29, 2007]


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