Orpheus (Balanchine ballet)

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Orpheus (Balanchine ballet) is a 1948 neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Igor Stravinsky’s score, based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and created for the New York City Ballet.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet
neoclassical ballet
associatedCompany New York City Ballet
balletMaster George Balanchine
basedOn Eurydice
Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice
Orpheus
character Bacchantes
linked to: Nymphs

Dark Angel
Eurydice
Furies
linked to: Erinyes

Orpheus
choreographer George Balanchine
collaborator George Balanchine
Igor Stravinsky
commissionedBy Ballet Society
company New York City Ballet
composer Igor Stravinsky
countryOfOrigin United States
createdFor New York City Ballet
firstPerformedBy Ballet Society
genre neoclassical ballet
hasType mythological ballet
plot ballet
language none (wordless ballet)
laterCompanyName New York City Ballet
movementStyle neoclassical
musicComposer Igor Stravinsky
musicGenre ballet score
musicTitle Orpheus
notableFor early major collaboration between Balanchine and Stravinsky for New York City Ballet
helping establish the identity of New York City Ballet
originalCompanyNameAtPremiere Ballet Society
partOf repertory of New York City Ballet
premiereCity New York City
premiereCountry United States
premiereDate 1948-04-28
premierePlace City Center of Music and Drama, New York
premiereYear 1948
setting ancient Greece
underworld
structure three scenes
style abstract narrative
subject Orpheus in the underworld
death
journey to the underworld
love and loss
mythology

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Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief notableWork Orpheus (Balanchine ballet)