Symphony in C (ballet)

Symphony in C, also known as Le Palais de Cristal ( German: The Crystal Palace ), is a ballet choreographer George Balanchine to Bizet's Symphony in C major.

Music

Georges Bizet composed in 1855 at the age of 17 years, his Symphony in C major, while he studied at the Paris Conservatoire under Charles Gounod. The score of the symphony was lost at first, but was rediscovered and published in 1933. Igor Stravinsky, Balanchine informed about the existence of the symphony.

Performance history

The premiere of the ballet took place on July 28, 1947 at the Théâtre National de l' Opéra with the Paris Opera Ballet place where Balanchine was a guest ballet master.

The first New York City Ballet took place on October 11, 1948 at City Center of Music and Dance, with costumes by Barbara Karinska and light effects by Mark Stanley instead. Jerome Robbins saw the show and stated that he Balanchine immediately anschrieb to ask him if he could be involved in some capacity. Suzanne Farrell said that Symphony in C was the first ballet that she ever saw, and immediately decided to become a ballerina and the New York City Ballet to join what was happening both. In one sample, Balanchine asked if she could touch his nose s penchée with her ​​knee, she could, so that he received them by this addition in his Cheographien.