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Ives, Songs is a ballet made by
New York City Ballet ballet master
Jerome Robbins to songs of
Charles Ives:
- "The Children's Hour"
- "Memories, Part A: Very Pleasant"
- "Waltz"
- "The Cage"
- "The See'r"
- "Two Little Flowers"
- "At the River and Serenity"
- "He is There"
- "Tom Sails Away"
- "White Gulls"
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- "
Songs My Mother Taught Me"
- "There is a Lane"
- "In Summer Fields"
- from the "Incantation"
- "Autumn"
- "Like a Sick Eagle"
- "Elegie"
The premiere took place on February 4, 1988 at the
New York State Theater,
Lincoln Center, with scenery by
David Mitchell, costumes by
Florence Klotz and lighting by
Jennifer Tipton. The singer was
Timothy Nolen and the pianist
Gordon Boelzner. Other works to the music of Ives in the City Ballet repertory include
Peter Martins' Calcium Light Night,
George Balanchine's
Ivesiana and
Eliot Feld's
The Unanswered Question.
Original cast
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^ cut from the ballet in June, 1990
References
- Repertory Week, New York City Ballet, Spring Season, 2008 repertory, week 5
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Playbill, New York City Ballet, Friday, May 30, 2008
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