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239.1. CHANSON RUSSE

Music: By Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (Chanson Russe, Op. 39, no. 11, from Children's Album: 24 Easy Pieces for piano, 1878).

Choreography: By George Balanchine.

Premiere: May 16, 1947, Ambassadeur, Paris.

Cast: Tamara Toumanova.

Note: Performed once, at a gala for the Mutuelle des Artistes de la Danse de l'Opéra, organized by Prince A. Michaguine.

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Tamara Toumanova.