Dark Elegies – Apollon Musagète – Symphony in C

Dark Elegies – Apollon Musagète – Symphony in C (1969) was a ballet production by The Norwegian National Opera. The production was performed on The Norwegian National Opera’s main stage in Folketeateret, and comprised 3 ballets: 

Dark Elegies, choreographed by Antony Tudor to music by Gustav Mahler.

Apollon Musagète, choreography by George Balanchine, music by Igor Stravinsky.

Symphony in C, choreographed by George Balanchine to music by Georges Bizet.

Dark Elegies, Apollon Musagète and Symphony in C was performed in Helsinki in 1970, together with Serenade and Summernight.

Information

(Objekt ID 118356)
Object type Production
Premiere December 18, 1969
Produced by The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet
Based on Symphony in C by George Balanchine, Georges Bizet; Apollon Musagète by George Balanchine, Igor Stravinskij; Dark Elegies by Antony Tudor, Gustav Mahler
Audience Adults
Language German
Keywords Ballet
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SOURCES:

Terje Boye-Hansen, e-mail 16.05.2022

Anne-Margrethe Skari’s private archive. Donated by Anne-Margrethe Skari, 17.11.2021

Contributors (8)
Name Role
George Balanchine – Choreography (Apollon Musagete / Symfoni i C)
Antony Tudor – Choreography (Klagesang)
Georges Bizet – Music (Symfoni i C)
Gustav Mahler – Music (Klagesang)
Igor Stravinskij – Music (Apollon Musagete)
Arvid Fladmoe – Conductor
Zdenko Peharda – Conductor
Jan Sødal – Singer (Klagesang)
Performance dates
1970Aleksanterin teatteri, Helsinki visiting performance
December 18, 1969Hovedscenen i Folketeaterbygningen Season premiere/Seasonal opening