Tarantella (ballet)

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Tarantella is a ballet made by New York City Ballet co-founder and balletmaster George Balanchine to Louis Moreau Gottschalk's Grand Tarantelle for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 67 (ca. 1866), reconstructed and orchestrated by Hershy Kay. The premiere took place January 7, 1964, at City Center of Music and Drama, New York.

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[edit] Casts

[edit] original

[edit] Filmography

  • 1968 Direct Cinema Ltd., Man Who Dances: Edward Villella (excerpts);
  • 1973, RM Productions

[edit] Videography / DVD

  • 1980, Direct Cinema Ltd., Man Who Dances: Edward Villella (excerpts)

[edit] Television

  • 1966 PBS, Dance
  • 1968 NBC, Bell Telephone Hour, Man Who Dances: Edward Villella
  • 1971 CBC, Montreal
  • 1973 RM Productions
  • 1975 PBS, Great Performances
  • 1975 BBC 2, London
  • 1979 WETA, Washington, D.C., Baryshnikov at the White House

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