Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3
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Ballet by George Balanchine
Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3 is a ballet made by New York City Ballet co-founder and founding choreographer George Balanchine to Tschaikovsky's Suite No. 3 for Orchestra in G major, Op. 55 (1884). The premiere took place on 3 December 1970 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, with scenery and costumes by Nicolas Benois.
Theme and Variations
[edit ]Main article: Theme and Variations (ballet)
Balanchine set the final movement of Tschaikovsky's third orchestra suite in 1947 for Ballet Theatre under the title Theme and Variations . He incorporated this choreography substantially unchanged into Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3 as the fourth–and final–movement, which is sometimes called Tema con variazioni, when he set the entire suite.
Original cast
[edit ]- Karin von Aroldingen
- Kay Mazzo
- Marnee Morris
- Gelsey Kirkland
- Anthony Blum
- Conrad Ludlow
- John Clifford
- Edward Villella
External links
[edit ]- Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3 on the Balanchine Trust website