Allegro Brillante
| Allegro Brillante | |
|---|---|
 Kansas City Ballet in Allegro Brillante (2013) | |
| Choreographer | George Balanchine |
| Music | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| Premiere | 1 March 1956 New York City Center |
| Original ballet company | New York City Ballet |
| Created for | Maria Tallchief Nicholas Magallanes |
| Genre | Neoclassical ballet |
| Type | Classical ballet |
Allegro Brillante is a ballet by George Balanchine to Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major. The premiere took place, with New York City Ballet on the March 1, 1956 at the New York City Center. The ballet was created for Maria Tallchief and Nicholas Magallanes.[1] It has since been danced by other companies such as Pacific Northwest Ballet, Miami City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and Paris Opera Ballet.[1][2][3][4] Tallchief called it is "an expansive Russian romanticism," and Balanchine said “it contains everything I know about the classical ballet in 13 minutes.”[5]
Casts[]
- World Premiere: Maria Tallchief, Nicholas Magallanes[5]
- Paris Opera Ballet premiere (1996):Elisabeth Platel, Nicolas Le Riche[6]
- American Ballet Theatre premiere (2009): Gillian Murphy, Cory Stearns[1]
- American Ballet Theatre New York premiere (2009): Gillian Murphy, Ethan Stiefel[1]
Recordings[]
In light of the impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on the performing arts, New York City Ballet released a recording featuring Tiler Peck and Andrew Veyette, recorded on January 18, 2017.[7]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Allegro Brillante". American Ballet Theatre.
- ^ "Allegro Brillante". Pacific Northwest Ballet.
- ^ "Allegro Brillante". Miami City Ballet.
- ^ "Allegro brillante". MémOpéra.
- ^ a b "Allegro Brillante". New York City Ballet.
- ^ "Balanchine-Tchaikovski". MémOpéra.
- ^ "New York City Ballet Launches Digital Spring Season". Playbill. 20 April 2020.
- Ballets by George Balanchine
- New York City Ballet repertory
- Ballets to the music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1956 ballet premieres