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Les Noces (Robbins)

Choreographer Robbins, Jerome
First Performance 30.3.1965
Place of First Performance New York State Theater, New York, USA
Finnish premiere 31.5.1989
Place of Premiere Finnish National Opera
Other Style Muu tyylilaji
Duration (min) 24
Scenography Oliver Smith
Costume designer Patricia Zipprodt
Lighting Designer Jean Rosenthal
Music composed for the work Igor Stravinsky: Les Noces.
Description The first half of the
Other Information Choreographer's assistant: James Moore. Solo singers: Satu Vihavainen, soprano; Riikka Rantanen, mezzo-soprano; Pertti Mäkelä, tenor; Esa Ruuttunen, baritone; coaching of the singers: Leonid Maximov, solo pianists: Satu Elijärvi, Jaana Kärkkäinen, Leonid Maximov, Kristian Attila; percussionists: Tapio Aaltonen, Juhani Hapuli, Uolevi Högström, Raimo Nikulainen, Keijo Puumalainen, Kari Ravattinen, Tomi Wikström; Dominante Choir, coaching Seppo Murto. Jerome Robbins created the work for American Ballet Theatre's Twenty-Fifth Anniversary in 1965. The original Les Noces is by Bronislava Nijinska from 1923. Finnish National ballet revived Robbins's work 11.3.1994 in the evening with Petrushka and The Rite of Spring.
Companies Finnish National Ballet
Dancers Kitti, Tommi: Matchmaker (1989)
Saarinen, Tero: Groom (1989)
Hänninen, Maija: Mother of the groom (1989)
Heikkilä, Henrikki: Father of the bride (1994)
Lindholm, Tuija: Mother of the bride (1994)
Tuominen, Tuuli: Bride (1994)
Länsivuori, Kare: Matchmaker (1994)
Saxholm, Maritta: Matchmaker (1994)
Myllymäki, Juha-Pekka: Groom (1994)
Sandell, Kimmo: Father of the groom (1994)
Lönnroth, Anneke (1994)