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364. LA SOURCE (briefly called PAS DE DEUX: LA SOURCE)

Music: By Léo Delibes (excerpts from La Source [Naïla], 1866).

Choreography: By George Balanchine.

Production: Costumes by Karinska. Lighting by Ronald Bates.

Premiere: November 23, 1968, New York City Ballet, New York State Theater. Conductor: Robert Irving.

Cast: Violette Verdy, John Prinz.

Note: Varying the conventional structure of a pas de deux, La Source begins with solos for the man and woman rather than a supported adagio.

Revisions: 1969, New York City Ballet: Expanded to include ALLEGRO VIVACE for female soloist and ensemble of 8 women, and VALSE DES FLEURS from Pas de Deux and Divertissement [350].