Serenade. Tchaikovsky Pas de deux. Tarantella. Theme and Variations

SERENADE

Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (Serenade in C Major for String Orchestra, Op. 48)
Choreography by George Balanchine (1935)
Staging by Francia Russell and Karin von Aroldingen
Costume design by Karinska
Original lighting design by Ronald Bates
Lighting by Vladimir Lukasevich

World premiere: 6 June 1934, School of American Ballet, White Plains, New York
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 30 April 1998, St Petersburg

Running time: 30 minutes

TCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX

Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography by George Balanchine (1960)
Staging by Francia Russell
Costume design by Karinska

World premiere: 29 March 1960, New York City Ballet, New York City Center of Music and Drama, New York
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 30 April 1998, St Petersburg

Running time: 10 minutes

TARANTELLA

Music by Louis Moreau Gottschalk (Grand Tarantelle for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 67, orchestrated by Hershy Kay)
Choreography by George Balanchine (1964)

Piano: Lyudmila Sveshnikova

Running time: 7 minutes

THEME AND VARIATIONS

Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (final movement of Suite No.3 for orchestra in G major, 1884)
Choreography by George Balanchine (1947)
Staging by Francia Russel
Coach by Elyse Borne
Costumes by Galina Solovieva (1989)
Lighting design by Vladimir Lukasevich

Premiere: November 26, 1947, Ballet Theatre, City Center of Music and Drama, New York
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: April, 16, 1989
Premiere of the revival: 13 December 2009

Running time: 25 minutes

The Ballets of George Balanchine 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