Symphony in C

Symphony in C
(Bizet/Balanchine)
See this performance on:
July 9th (8pm), July 10th (2pm), and July 12th (2pm)
** Bizet composed his Symphony in C major when he was a 17-year-old pupil of Charles Gounod at the Paris Conservatory. The manuscript was lost for decades, and was published only after it was discovered in the Conservatory's library in 1933. Balanchine first learned of the long-vanished score from Stravinsky. He required only two weeks to choreograph it as Le Palais de Cristal for the Paris Opera Ballet, where he was serving as a guest ballet master. When he revived the work the following year for the first performance of New York City Ballet, he simplified the sets and costumes and changed the title.

The ballet has four movements, each featuring a different ballerina, danseur, and corps de ballet. The entire cast of 48 dancers from all four movements gather for the rousing finale.

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[CordsZ]

Would it kill these guys to put in some damned clips?!

[CowHoofOnAHotPlate]

yes, it is mozart.

[dchiapello]

Boo, SPAC. For all the reasons already voiced, this is beyond annoying.

[xomgshox19]

i think its part of the balanchine trust

[BernardProfitendieu]

no it ain't. look it up.

[osiasb]

can some post Theme and Variations performed by kirkland and Barysnikov

[kdub10009]

Why the photos at the beginning which have nothing to do with the ballet Symphony in C?

[CowHoofOnAHotPlate]

yeah I agree.

American accent.

[CowHoofOnAHotPlate]

No, I mean the music right at the beginning and end of the video, not the actual music they narrator is talking about.

That is certainly not bizet.

[dbarn671]

Symphony in C is the name of the piece.

[CowHoofOnAHotPlate]

are you sure? can you give me the name of the piece please?

thanks.