Allegro Brillante
Allegro Brillante is a ballet by George Balanchine to Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major. The premiere took place, with New York City Ballet on the March 1, 1956 at the New York City Center. The ballet was created for Maria Tallchief and Nicholas Magallanes.[1] It has since been danced by other companies such as Pacific Northwest Ballet, Miami City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre.[1][2][3] Tallchief called it is "an expansive Russian romanticism," and Balanchine said “it contains everything I know about the classical ballet in 13 minutes.”[4]
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Kansas City Ballet in Allegro Brillante (2013) | |
Choreographer | George Balanchine |
Music | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
Premiere | 1 March 1956 New York City Center |
Original ballet company | New York City Ballet |
Created for | Maria Tallchief Nicholas Magallanes |
Genre | Neoclassical ballet |
Type | Classical ballet |
Casts
- World Premiere cast: Maria Tallchief, Nicholas Magallanes[4]
- American Ballet Theatre premiere cast (2009): Gillian Murphy, Cory Stearns[1]
- American Ballet Theatre New York premiere cast (2009): Gillian Murphy, Ethan Stiefel[1]
Recordings
In light of the impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on the performing arts, New York City Ballet released a recording featuring Tiler Peck and Andrew Veyette, recorded on January 18, 2017.[5]
References
- "Allegro Brillante". American Ballet Theatre.
- "Allegro Brillante". Pacific Northwest Ballet.
- "Allegro Brillante". Miami City Ballet.
- "Allegro Brillante". New York City Ballet.
- "New York City Ballet Launches Digital Spring Season". Playbill. 20 April 2020.