CREDITS
Emeralds
WHAT YOU’RE WATCHING Two leading couples, three soloists and a corps de ballet of ten women take the stage for Emeralds . Emeralds is often cited as the most reserved of the three, and the romantic tutus enhance the dreamy and elegant choreography. Balanchine once said about the piece, “It is perhaps an evocation of France, the France of elegance, comfort, dress, perfume.”
WHAT YOU’RE LISTENING TO The backing track to Emeralds consists of excerpts from two works of French composer Gabriel Fauré: Pelléas et Melisandra and Shylock. Both pieces are derived from incidental music – background music intended to add atmosphere to plays, television programs, and other mediums that are not primarily musical.
Choreography by George Balanchine (1904-1983) © The George Balanchine Trust
Music by Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Pelléas et Melisandra and Shylock
Costume Design by Karinska (1886-1983)
Staged by Diana White
10 HOUSTON BALLET
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