Vienna Waltzes

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:

The premiere took place on Thursday, 23 June 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 15 June, at which time Jean-Pierre Bonnefous danced the role later assumed by Jorge Donn.

Original cast

  • Tales from the Vienna Woods
  • Karin von Aroldingen
10 couples

  • Voices of Spring

8 women

  • Explosion Polka
  • Sara Leland
  • Bart Cook
3 couples

  • Gold and Silver Waltz
  • Kay Mazzo
8 couples

  • Der Rosenkavalier first sequence of waltzes

tutti

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ guest artist

Videography / DVD

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

Reviews

External links