Ballo della Regina

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Ballo della Regina
ChoreographerGeorge Balanchine
MusicGiuseppe Verdi
Premiere12 January 1978 (1978-01-12)
New York State Theater
Original ballet companyNew York City Ballet
GenreNeoclassical ballet
TypeClassical ballet

Ballo della Regina is a one-act neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to music by Giuseppe Verdi. It is a set of variations set to ballet music (titled La Peregrina) that Verdi cut from Act 3 of the original 1867 version of his opera Don Carlos.[1][2] Its premiere performance was on 12 January 1978, by the New York City Ballet at New York State Theater in Lincoln Center.[2][3]

The work, which has a length of about 17 minutes,[4] is noted for the high degree of technical difficulties it presents for the female lead.[3][5] Ballo della Regina was featured in an Emmy-winning PBS performance entitled Balanchine: Dance in America - Ballo della Regina - Steadfast Tin Soldier - Elegie - Tschaikovsky.[6]

Casts[]

Roles World premiere (1878)[2] American Ballet Theatre
premiere (2007)[7] 		Royal Ballet premiere (2011)[8]
Lead female Merrill Ashley Gillian Murphy Marianela Nuñez
Lead male Robert Weiss David Hallberg Sergei Polunin
Soloists Debra Austin
Bonita Borne
Stephanie Saland
Sheryl Ware 		Yuhui Choe
Emma-Jane Maguire
Samantha Raine
Akane Takada

Recordings[]

In light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performing arts, Royal Danish Ballet released a recording starring Holly Dorger and Jonathan Chmelensky.[9] New York City Ballet released a video featuring Megan Fairchild and Anthony Huxley.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Matthew Naughtin, Ballet Music, 2014, p. 149
  2. ^ a b c "Ballo della Regina". New York City Ballet. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Ballet Magazine: New York City Ballet Ballo della Regina, February 2005". Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
  4. ^ "Ballo della Regina". New York City Ballet. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "Revisiting the Many Facets of Balanchine and Robbins". New York Times. February 19, 2009.
  6. ^ NY Times movie review
  7. ^ "Ballo della Regina". American Ballet Theatre.
  8. ^ "Ballo della regina - 13 May 2011 Evening 7.30pm". Royal Opera House Collections Online.
  9. ^ "Updated: Mark Your Calendars for These Online Ballet Performances". Pointe Magazine. 31 March 2020. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020.
  10. ^ "NYCB's Digital Spring Season". New York City Ballet. Archived from the original on 2 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

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