Allegro Brillante
Ballet by George Balanchine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about Balanchine's ballet. For Mendelssohn's composition, see Allegro Brillant (Mendelssohn).
Allegro Brillante is a ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 3. The ballet is danced by a principal couple and a corps de ballet of eight. Balanchine said it "contains everything I knew about classical ballet."[1] Allegro Brillante was made for the New York City Ballet, and premiered on March 1, 1956, at the City Center of Music and Drama, with Maria Tallchief and Nicholas Magallanes originating the two principal roles.
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Allegro Brillante | |
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Choreographer | George Balanchine |
Music | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
Premiere | March 1, 1956 (1956-03-01) City Center of Music and Drama |
Original ballet company | New York City Ballet |
Design | Karinska Jean Rosenthal |
Created for | Maria Tallchief Nicholas Magallanes |
Genre | Neoclassical ballet |
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