The Goldberg Variations (ballet)
The Goldberg Variations is a ballet made by New York City Ballet's ballet master Jerome Robbins to Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations, BWV 988. The premiere took place on May 27, 1971 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, with costumes by Joe Eula and lighting by Thomas Skelton.
Original cast[]
- Michael Steele
- Gelsey Kirkland
- Sara Leland
- John Clifford
- Robert Weiss
- Christine Redpath
- Bettijane Sills
- Karin von Aroldingen
- Susan Hendl
- Patricia McBride
- Peter Martins
- Helgi Tomasson
- Merrill Ashley
- Rosemary Dunleavy
- Susan Pilarre
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Categories:
- Ballets by Jerome Robbins
- Ballets to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach
- 1971 ballet premieres
- New York City Ballet repertory