Repertory Index - New York City Ballet

Lilac Garden

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Music
Poeme for violin and orchestra, Op. 25 (1896) by Ernest Chausson
Choreography
Antony Tudor
Premiere
January 26, 1936, as Jardin aux Lilas by Ballet Rambert, Mercury Theater, London
Original Cast
Diana Adams, Brooks Jackson, Yvonne Mounsey
NYCB Premiere
November 30, 1951, City Center of Music and Drama
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Music Credit
Title: CHAUSSON: Sym. Op. 20 Poeme-Viviane, Poeme for Violin and Orchestra in E flat major, Op. 25
Composer: Ernest Chausson (1855-1899)
Date Written: 1896
Conductor: Jerome Kaltenbach
Ensemble: Nancy Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Laurent Korcia
Music Courtesy of Naxos of America