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238. DIVERTIMENTO

Music: By Alexei Haieff (Divertimento for small orchestra, 1944).

Choreography: By George Balanchine.

Production: Lighting by Jean Rosenthal.

Premiere: January 13, 1947, Ballet Society, Hunter College Playhouse, New York. Conductor: Leon Barzin.

Cast: Mary Ellen Moylan, Francisco Moncion; Gisella Caccialanza, Tanaquil Le Clercq, Elise Reiman, Beatrice Tompkins, Todd Bolender, Lew Christensen, Fred Danieli, John Taras.
PRELUDE; ARIA; SCHERZO; LULLABY; FINALE.

Note: Choreographed for a leading couple and four supporting couples, with a nod toward popular dance idoms and featuring a widely praised blues pas de deux .

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1993 New York City Ballet (retitled Haieff Divertimento)

1985 Kansas City Ballet

2009 Suzanne Farrell Ballet (retitled Haieff Divertimento)