 Music by William Schuman Choreography by Antony Tudor Libretto by Antony Tudor, based on a suggestion by John van Druten Scenery and costumes by Raymond Breinin Lighting by Jean Rosenthal World Premiere: Metropolitan Opera House, New York, 4/10/45 Original Cast: Hugh Laing (Transgressor), Diana Adams (Cybele), John Kriza (Pollux), Shirley Eckl (Volupia), Lucia Chase (Polyhymnia), Alicia Alonso (Ate), Patricia Barker (Aganippe), Roszika Sabo (Nemesis), Cynthia Risely (Pudicitia), Janet Reed (Hera), Nana Gollner (Medusa), Dick Beard (Hymen), Regis Powers, Stanley Herbertt (Sileni), Michael Kidd, Fernando Alonso, Roy Tobias, Kenneth Davis (Satyrisci), Marjorie Tallchief, June Morris, Mildred Ferguson (Bacchantes) 
The ballet concerns itself with the emotional
development of a transgressor. The
choreographic action depicts a series of
related happenings, the psychological
implications of which result in inevitable
murder.
The mythological names of the characters
are those of their archetypes, but the
names could be those of inhabitants of
any big city -- for these characters can be
found
there. |