La guirlande de Campra (ballet)
La guirlande de Campra is a ballet made at the New York City Ballet by balletmaster John Taras to eponymous 1952 music composed by Georges Auric, Arthur Honegger, Daniel Lesur, Alexis Roland-Manuel, Francis Poulenc, Henri Sauguet and Germaine Tailleferre after a theme from André Campra's 1717 opera Camille, reine des Volsques. The premiere took place December 1, 1966, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center.
Original cast
- Violette Verdy
- Mimi Paul
- Marnee Morris
- Patricia Neary
- Melissa Hayden
- Arthur Mitchell
Reviews
- "Dance: La guirlande de Campra by John Taras; A Good Performance of a Weak Ballet" by Clive Barnes, The New York Times, December 2, 1966