Classical Ballet Ballets by George Balanchine: "Serenade. Prodigal Son. Diamonds." World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - established 1783
Schedule for Ballets by George Balanchine: "Serenade. Prodigal Son. Diamonds." 2022
Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky Composer: Sergei Prokofiev Choreography: George Balanchine
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Ballets of George Balanchine Serenade, Ballet Imperial and La Valse are presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® service standards established and provided by the Trust
Serenade
classical ballet in four movements
to music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Staging: Francia Russell and Karin von Aroldingen
Costume design: Karinska
Original lighting design: Ronald Bates
Lighting: Vladimir Lukasevich
World premiere: 6 June 1934, School of American Ballet, White Plains, New York
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 30 April 1998, St Petersburg
Running time: 30 minutes
Prodigal Son
ballet in three scenes
to music by Sergei Prokofiev (Op. 46, 1928-29)
Choreography: George Balanchine (1929)
Book: Boris Kochno (after the biblical parable)
Scenery and costumes: Georges Rouault (1929)
Scenery executed: Prince A. Schervashidze
Costumes executed: Vera Soudeikina
Staging: Karin von Aroldingen and Paul Boos
Lighting: Vladimir Lukasevich
Premiere: May 21, 1929, Les Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev, Theatre Sarah-Bernhardt, Paris
Premiere in the Mariinsky Theatre: December, 14, 2001
Running time: 40 minutes
Diamonds
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky from Symphony No. 3 in D Major, 1875 (first movement omitted)
Staging: Karin von Aroldingen, Sarah Leland, Elyse Borne and Sean Lavery
Scenery: Peter Harvey (1967)
Costumes: Karinska (1967)
Recreations of costumes supervised: Holly Hines
Original lighting: Ronald Bates
Lighting: Perry Silvey
World premiere: 13 April 1967, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 30 October 1999, St Petersburg
Schedule for Ballets by George Balanchine: "Serenade. Prodigal Son. Diamonds." 2022
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