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Tarantella

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Tarantella

(pas de deux)

Choreography by George Balanchine
Music by Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Reconstructed and Orchestrated by Hershy Kay
Costumes by Karinska

World Premiere

New York City Ballet
January 7, 1964
City Center 55 Street Theater
New York, New York

Cast:
Patricia McBride
Edward Villella

ABT Premiere

Million Dollar Celebration Gala
April 30, 1979
Metropolitan Opera House
New York, New York

Cast:
Gelsey Kirkland
Danilo Radojevic