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Preface by Lincoln Kirstein
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Chronology: Life and Works
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Festivals Directed By Balanchine
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118. PATRIE

Opera in Five Acts and Six Scenes by Émile Paladilhe
ACT II, SCENE 2 BALLET

Choreography: By George Balanchine.

Premiere: February 20, 1932, Opéra de Monte-Carlo. Danced by Ballets [Russes] de Monte-Carlo. Conductor: Marc-César Scotto.

Cast: NEAPOLITAN DANCE: Tatiana Lipkovska, Roland Guerard; INDIAN DANCE: 1 woman, 3 men; AFRICAN DANCE: 5 women; FLEMISH DANCE : 2 couples; SPANISH DANCE: Eleanora Marra, Léon Woizikowsky; CLASSICAL BALLET: Valentina Blinova, Tamara Toumanova, Valentin Froman, 6 women; 'LA MONEGASQUE' (music by Raoul Gunsbourg): corps de ballet.

Note: Performed once, with Act III of Hérodiade, for the benefit of the Caisse de Bienfaisance de la Colonie Française à Monaco.