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Esmeralda

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Esmeralda

(pas de deux)

Choreography by Ben Stevenson
Music by Césare Pugni
Arranged by Riccardo Drigo
Costumes by Ray Delle Robbins
Lighting by Tony Tucci

World Premiere

International Ballet Competition
July 3, 1982
Jackson, Mississippi

Cast:
Janie Parker
William Pizzuto

Professional Premiere

Houston Ballet
November 18, 1982
Jesse H. Jones Hall
Houston, Texas

Cast:
Janie Parker
William Pizzuto

ABT Premiere

October 24, 2001
City Center
New York, New York

Cast:
Nina Ananiashvili
Jose Manuel Carreño