Tanaquil Le Clercq and George Balanchine (Le Clercq costumed for Balanchine’s 1952 ballet “Metamorph
Tanaquil Le Clercq and George Balanchine (Le Clercq costumed for Balanchine’s 1952 ballet “Metamorphoses”)Clifford Coffin (American; 1913–1972)© Ballet SocietyMetamorphosesChoreography: George Balanchine Music: Paul Hindemith (his Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber, 1943) Costumes: Karinska Décor: Jean Rosenthal Premiere: November 25, 1952, New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama, New York Cast: Tanaquil Le Clercq, Todd Bolender, Nicholas Magallanes, 16 women, 8 men Conductor: Leon Barzin -- source link
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