List of ballets by George Balanchine

George Balanchine in 1965

This is a list of ballets by George Balanchine (1904–1983), New York City Ballet co-founder and ballet master.

Chronological

Alphabetical

By company

For Ballets Russes

For Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo

For Les Ballets 1933

For the American Ballet

  • Alma Mater (1934)
  • Les Songes (Dreams) (1934)
  • Mozartiana (1934)
  • Serenade (1935)
  • Errante (1935)
  • Reminiscence (1935)
  • Jeu de cartes (variously, Card Game or The Card Party) (1937)
  • Le Baiser de la Fée (originally titled The Fairy's Kiss) (1937)

For Broadway

  • Ziegfeld Follies of 1936
    • Words without Music: A Surrealist Ballet, a production number for the singing and dancing ensemble
    • Night Flight, a solo for Harriet Hoctor
    • 5 A.M., a number for Josephine Baker and male dancers
  • On Your Toes (1936), music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart; starring Tamara Geva and Ray Bolger. This dramatic ballet served as the climax of this musical production and has subsequently been presented as a stand-alone piece; however, several of the sung numbers in the show featured dance routines as well, notably the title number.
  • Babes in Arms (1937), by Rodgers and Hart
  • I Married an Angel (1938), by Rodgers and Hart; starring Vera Zorina
  • The Boys from Syracuse (1938), by Rodgers and Hart
  • Great Lady (1938), music by Frederick Loewe
  • Keep Off the Grass (1940), a musical revue
  • Louisiana Purchase (1940), music and lyrics by Irving Berlin; with William Gaxton and Vera Zorina
  • Cabin in the Sky (1940), music by Vernon Duke, lyrics by John Latouche; starring Ethel Waters and Katherine Dunham, who collaborated with Balanchine on the choreography
  • The Lady Comes Across (1942), by Duke and Latouche; a notable flop
  • Rosalinda (1942), an operetta with music by Johann Strauss
  • The Merry Widow (1943), an operetta with music by Franz Lehár
  • What's Up? (1943), lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe
  • Dream with Music (1944), a musical fantasy starring Vera Zorina
  • Song of Norway (1944), an operetta based on the life and music of Edvard Grieg; Balanchine's most successful Broadway show
  • Mr. Strauss Goes to Boston (1945), another flop
  • The Chocolate Soldier (1947), an operetta with music by Oscar Straus
  • Where's Charley? lyrics and music by Frank Loesser, a long-running show starring Ray Bolger
  • Courtin' Time (1951), music and lyrics by Don Walker and Jack Lawrence
  • House of Flowers (1954), music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Truman Capote and Harold Arlen; starring Pearl Bailey, Diahann Carroll, and Juanita Hall; Balanchine's choreography was rearranged by Herbert Ross before the Broadway opening

For Hollywood

  • The Goldwyn Follies (1938), with Vera Zorina and William Dollar as principal dancers
    • "Romeo and Juliet," with ballet dancers as the Capulets and tap dancers as the Montagues
    • "Water Nymph Ballet," in which Zorina rose from the depths of a pool
  • On Your Toes (1939), the film version of the Broadway show, starring Vera Zorina and Eddie Albert
  • I Was an Adventuress (1940), starring Vera Zorina
  • Star Spangled Rhythm (1942), a wartime morale booster for military troops
    • "That Old Black Magic," sung by Johnny Johnston, danced by Vera Zorina
  • Follow the Boys (1944), with Vera Zorina and George Raft

For American Ballet Caravan

For the Ballet del Teatro de Colón

  • Mozart Violin Concerto (1942)

For Ballet Theatre

For Ballet Society

  • The Four Temperaments (1946)
  • L'enfant et Les Sortilèges (The Spellbound Child) (1946)
  • Haieff Divertimento (1947)
  • Symphonie Concertante (1947)
  • Orpheus (1948)

For the Paris Opera Ballet

For Le Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas

  • Pas de Trois Classique (also known as Minkus Pas de Trois) (1948)

For New York City Ballet

For New York City Opera


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