World Premiere
(first version)
Philadelphia Ballet Guild
May 8, 1954
Convention Hall
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cast:
Sylvia Kim, Viola Essen, Elaine Wilson, Michael Lland, Michael Lopuszanski, Maurice Phillips
World Premiere
(second version)
National Ballet of Canada
January 17, 1955
Palace Theatre
St. Catherine’s, Ontario, Canada
Cast:
Lois Smith
David Adams, E. Kraul
ABT Premiere
April 18, 1956
Metropolitan Opera House
New York, New York
Cast:
Ruth Ann Koesun (Debutante)
Nora Kaye (Operetta Star)
Lupe Serrano (Queen of the Carriage Trade)
Hugh Laing (Painter)
John Kriza (His Imperial Excellency)
Scott Douglas (Young Officer)
Revival Premiere
October 24, 2002
City Center
New York, New York
Cast:
Nina Ananiashvili (The Operetta Star)
Ethan Brown (A Painter)
Stella Abrera (Queen of the Carriage Trade)
Marcelo Gomes (His Imperial Excellency)
Xiomara Reyes (A Debutante)
Carlos Lopez (The Young Officer)
Olga Dvorovenko (Madame la Patronne)