Jewels

Ballet in three movements

I. EMERALDS
Set to music by Gabriel Faure from Pelleas et Mellisande (1898) and Shylock (1989)
II.RUBIES
Music: Igor Stravinsky
(Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra, 1929)
III. DIAMONDS
Set to music by Piotr Tchaikovsky from Symphony No.3 in D Major, 1875 (first movement omitted)
Choreography: George Balanchine
Staging: Karin von Aroldingen, Sarah Leland, Elyse Borne, Sean Lavery
Scenery: Peter Harvey (1967)
Costume designer: Karinska
Lighting: Mark Stanley
Technical direction: Perry Silvey

Premiere: 1999
The Ballets of George Balanchine are presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style and Balanchine Technique service standarts established and provided by the Trust
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