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Ballet Imperial

Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography by George Balanchine (1973)

Credits

Staged: Colleen Neary
Costumes after Karinska, realised: Tatiana Noginova
Lighting: Mark Stanley, realized: Vladimir Lukasevich
World premiere under the title of Ballet Imperial: June 25, 1941, American Ballet Caravan,Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro
New production under the title of Piano Concerto No. 2: January 12, 1973, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater, New York
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 13 April, 2004

Running time 40 minutes

The Ballet of George Balanchine Piano Concerto No. 2 is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique® service standards established and provided by the Trust

The Mariinsky Theatre would like to express its gratitude to Mrs Bettina von Siemens for her support in bringing the "Ballets of George Balanchine" project to life

Changes to the playbill

Today Thu, 29 Jul 2010

Changes to the playbill

Information for audiences:

On 24 October, instead of the planned performance of the opera Duke Bluebeard’s Castle and an evening of piano music, at 15.00, the Mariinsky Theatre will now be staging a premiere of the opera Věc Makropulos (The Makropoulos Affair).
Tickets may be returned to the theatre’s box-offices

On 28 October, the opera Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Mariinsky Theatre will now commence at 18.00 and not at 19.00 as previously announced.
Tickets remain valid

On 29 October at the Mariinsky Theatre, instead of a recital there will be a concert performance of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera The Tsar’s Bride featuring Olga Borodina as Lyubasha.
Tickets remain valid

The performance of the ballet La Sylphide at the Mariinsky Theatre, previously planned for 30 October, has been moved to 31 October, starting at 19.00.
ickets may be returned to the theatre’s box-offices

The performance of the opera Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Mariinsky Theatre, previously planned for 31 October, has been moved to 30 October, starting at 17.00.
ickets may be returned to the theatre’s box-offices

The management would like to offer its apologies