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The Concert (or The Perils of Everybody) is a ballet made by
Jerome Robbins, subsequently
New York City Ballet's ballet master, to
Chopin's:
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Polonaise in A major "Military", Op. 40, No. 1
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Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57
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Prelude in F minor, Op. 28, No. 18
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- Prelude in B flat minor, Op. 28, No. 16
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Waltz in E minor, Op. posth.
- Prelude in A major, Op. 28, No. 7
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- Prelude in E minor, Op. 28, No. 4
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Mazurka in G major, KK IIa/2
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Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47
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The décor was by
Saul Steinberg, the costumes by
Irene Sharaff and the lighting by
Ronald Bates. The premiere took place at
City Center of Music and Drama, New York, on Tuesday, 6 March 1956. Robbins made three subsequent ballets to Chopin's music:
Dances at a Gathering (1969),
In the Night (1970), and
Other Dances (1976), made for
Mikhail Baryshnikov and
Natalia Makarova.
Original cast
Other companies (selected)
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The Australian Ballet, premiered May 10th, 1979. Revived 1987, 2008.
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Boston Ballet
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Houston Ballet
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Pacific Northwest Ballet
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Paris Opera Ballet
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Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre, premiered April 13th 2007.
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The Royal Ballet, premiered March 4th, 1975. Revived 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2014, 2018.
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Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre, premiered July 10th, 2010.
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Vienna State Ballet
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San Francisco Ballet
References
- Repertory Week, NYCB, Winter season, 2008 repertory, week 1
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Playbill, NYCB, Thursday, January 3, 2008
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Playbill, NYCB, Wednesday and Friday, June 4 and 6th, 2008
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Reviews