Vienna Waltzes

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Vienna Waltzes (at one time called Wiener Walzer) is a ballet made by New York City Ballet co-founder and founding choreographer George Balanchine to music by Johann Strauss, Jr., Franz Lehár, 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 Lehár^[1]
Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss
- first sequence of waltzes (arranged 1944)

The premiere took place on Thursday, June 23, 1977, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, with mise en scène by Rouben Ter-Arutunian and lighting by Ronald Bates. The costumes by Karinska were the last she designed for City Ballet; Robert Irving conducted. Vienna Waltzes was seen in preview at City Ballet's gala on June 15, 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^[2]
Sean Lavery (dancer)
Helgi Tomasson
Bart Cook
Peter Martins

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Footnotes

↑ 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.
↑ guest artist

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

Articles

Sunday NY Times by John Gruen, May 1, 1977
- with photos by Martha Swope

Sunday NY Times by Anna Kisselgoff, May 8, 1977
Sunday NY Times by Anna Kisselgoff, June 19, 1977

Reviews

NY Times by Anna Kisselgoff, June 24, 1977

NY Times by Anna Kisselgoff, June 25, 1977
NY Times by Jennifer Dunning, January 29, 2007

External links

Balanchine Foundation website

Balanchine Trust website

NYCB website

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