Nijinsky - Gala XX      Sunday, 19. Juni 1994
            - Maerchen and/or Ravel -


conductor : Markus Lehtinen
orchestra : Das Philharmonische Staatsorchester

I
Dornroeschen
3rd Act.
Wedding and
Epilog in the Forest		 music : Peter I. Tschaikovsky
choreography : John Neumeier after Marius Petipa
costume : Juergen Rose
premiere : 16. July 1978, Hamburg Ballet		 Princess Aurora : Margaret Illmann
Prince Desire : Robert Tewsley
King Florestan XXIV : Radik Zaripov
His Queen : Anna Polikarpova
Divertissements
Amors Segen : Jiri Bubenicek, Otto Bubenicek, Laura Cazzaniga, Joelle Henry
Blue Bird & Princess Florine : Anna Grabka & Kim David MaCarthy
Hamburg Ballet Ensemble
The Firebird
The Firebird, Iwan, a Young Girl		 music : Igor Strawinsky
choreography : John Neumeier
costume : Juergen Rose
premiere : 6. Jan. 1983, Vienna State Opera ballet		 The Firebird : Bettina Beckmann
A Young Girl : Gigi Hyatt
A Young Soldier(Iwan) : Ivan Liska
La Sylphide
The Sylphide, Janmes		 music : Herman Lowenskjold
choreography : August Bournonville
premiere : 28. Nov. 1836, 		Monique Loudieres
Manuel Legris
II
Pavane
premiere		 music : Maurice Ravel, Pavane pour une Infante defunte
choreography : John Neumeier
premiere : 19. June 1994, Nijinsky-Gala XX, Hamburg Ballet		 Anna Polikarpova
Ivan Liska
Pas de deux from
Daphnis and Chloe		 music : Maurice Ravel
choreography : Glen Tetley
costume : Willa Kim
premiere : 17. May 1975, Stuttgart Ballet		 Martine Lamy
Rex Harrington
National Ballet of Canada
Sixth Symphony
of Gustav Mahler
3rd Movement		 music : Gustav Mahler
choreography & set : John Neumeier
premiere : 25. May 1984, Hamburg Ballet		 Heather Jurgensen, Janusz Mazon, Denis Feuillette
Hamburg Ballet Ensemble
III
Beauty and the Beast music : Maurice Ravel
choreography : John Cranko
reconstruction : Reid Anderson
costume : Nadine Baylis
mask : Karen Rodd
premiere : 20. Dec. 1949, Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet, London
premiere in Germany : 19. June 1994, Nijinsky-Gala XX, Hamburg		 Karen Kain
Robert Conn
National Ballet of Canada
Sonatine music : Maurice Ravel
choreography : George Balanchine
premiere : May 1975, New YOrk City Ballet
piano : Elisabeth Cooper		 Monique Loudieres
Manuel Legris
Ballet de l'Opera de Paris
Diana and Actaeon music : Cesare Pugni
choreography : Agripina Waganowa
 Lisa Cullum
Maximiliano Guerra
Deutsche Oper Berlin
In the Blue Garden
Er, ein Maechen
(He, A Girl)		 music : Maurice Ravel
choreography : John Neumeier
costume : Zack Brown
premiere : 16. Jan. 1994, Hamburg Ballet		 He : Gamal Gouda
A Girl : Gigi Hyatt
A Cinderella Story
Einladung zum Ball und Ball		 music : Sergej Prokofjew
choreography : John Neumeier
costume : Juergen Rose
premiere : 15. May 1992, Hamburg Ballet		 A Minister : Eric Miot
Cinderella : Bettina Beckmann
Her Father : Ivan Liska
Prince : Manuel Legris
The Spirits of Birds : Jiri Bubenicek, Otto Bubenicek, Tomi Paasonen, Radik zaripov
The King, Prince's Father : Alessandoro Tiburzi
Hamburg Ballet Ensemble