Raymonda Variations

Raymonda Variations is a ballet made by New York City Ballet co-founder and ballet master George Balanchine to excerpts from the first act of Glazunov's Raymonda (1895–97). The premiere took place on 7 December 1961 at City Center of Music and Drama, New York, under the title Valses et Variations. Balanchine and Alexandra Danilova had mounted a full-length production of Raymonda for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in 1946.

Casts

Original

Patricia Wilde

Jacques d'Amboise

first cast

Ashley Bouder

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variation ii

variation v

variation vi

variation vii

Andrew Veyette
Savannah Lowery
Tiler Peck
Sara Mearns
Rebecca Krohn
Teresa Reichlen

second cast

Megan Fairchild

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variation ii

variation v

variation vi

variation vii

Reviews

NY Times by Jennifer Dunning, 28 April 2008
NY Times by Anna Kisselgoff, 1 February 1981

NY Times by John Martin, 8 December 1961
NY Times by John Martin, 13 March 1946

External links

Raymonda Variations on the website of the Balanchine Trust

Ballets by George Balanchine

List of ballets by George Balanchine

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