First 2 weeks of Met Spring 2009 casting

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AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE

Metropolitan Opera House - Spring, 2009

FIRST WEEK

Mon. Eve., May 18, 6:30 P.M.

GALA – MOZARTIANA (Preghiera) – Part

LA SYLPHIDE, Act II (Excerpt) – Reyes, Cornejo

TCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX – Murphy, Stiefel

PIÈCE D’OCCASION (World Premiere) - Ananiashvili

SYLVIA (Hunt Scene) – Wiles

SWAN LAKE, Act II Pas de Deux – Herrera, Beloserkosky

PROCESSION “Le Defilé” - JKO School

LE CORSAIRE Pas de Trois – Dvorovenko, Hallberg, Corella HERBIE HANCOCK – Carreño

ROMEO AND JULIET (Balcony Scene) – Vishneva, Gomes THEME AND VARIATIONS (Finale) – Lane, Simkin

Tues. Eve., May 19, 7:30 P.M. BALANCHINE TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR .

ALLEGRO BRILLANTE (NEW YORK COMPANY PREMIERE)

Murphy+, Stiefel*

TCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX – Herrera, Gomes; MOZARTIANA – Part, Beloserkovsky, Lopez;

THEME AND VARIATIONS – Wiles, Hallberg

Wed. Mat., May 20, 2 P.M. BALANCHINE TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR

ALLEGRO BRILLANTE – Reyes*, Simkin*

TCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX – Copeland*, Matthews*

MOZARTIANA – Riccetto, Hoven*, Scott*

THEME AND VARIATIONS – Lane, Cornejo

Wed. Eve., May 20, 7:30 P.M. BALANCHINE TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR

ALLEGRO BRILLANTE –Herrera*, Stearns+

TCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX – Wiles, Hallberg MOZARTIANA – Ananiashvili, Corella, Salsten*

THEME AND VARIATIONS – Murphy, Gomes

Thurs. Eve., May 21, 7:30 P.M. BALANCHINE TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR

ALLEGRO BRILLANTE –Dvorovenko+, Beloserkovsky+ TCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX –Reyes, Corella

MOZARTIANA – Riccetto, Hoven, Scott

THEME AND VARIATIONS – Kajiya, Stearns

Fri. Eve., May 22, 8 P. M. BALANCHINE TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR

ALLEGRO BRILLANTE – Murphy, Stiefel

TCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX – Herrera, Gomes MOZARTIANA – Part, Beloserkovsky, Lopez

THEME AND VARIATIONS – Wiles, Hallberg

Sat. Mat., May 23, 2 P.M. BALANCHINE TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR

ALLEGRO BRILLANTE – Reyes, Simkin

TCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX – Copeland, Matthews MOZARTIANA – Part, Beloserkovsky, Lopez

THEME AND VARIATIONS – Kajiya, Stearns

Sat. Eve., May 23, 8 P.M. BALANCHINE TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR

ALLEGRO BRILLANTE – Herrera, Stearns

TCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX – Reyes, Cornejo MOZARTIANA – Ananiashvili, Corella, Salstein

THEME AND VARIATIONS – Murphy, Gomes

SECOND WEEK

Mon. Mat., May 25, 2 P.M. BALANCHINE TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR

ALLEGRO BRILLANTE – Dvorovenko, Beloserkovsky

TCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX – Vishneva**, Corella;

MOZARTIANA – Riccetto, Hoven, Salstein;

THEME AND VARIATIONS – Lane, Cornejo

Tues. Eve., May 26, 7:30 P.M. LE CORSAIRE – Herrera, Hallberg, Kajiya, Cornejo, Corella,

Lopez

Wed. Mat., May 27, 2 P.M. LE CORSAIRE – Wiles, Stearns, Copeland, Matthews, Stiefel,

Ilyin

Wed. Eve., May 27, 7:30 P.M. LE CORSAIRE – Ananiashvili, Gomes, Lane*, Saveliev, Carreño,

Salstein

Thurs. Eve., May 28, 7:30 P.M. LE CORSAIRE – Murphy, Hallberg, Riccetto, Simkin+, Stiefel,

Lopez

Fri. Eve., May 29, 8 P.M. LE CORSAIRE – Reyes+, Saveliev, Copeland, Matthews, Cornejo+,

Salstein

Sat. Mat., May 30, 2 P.M. LE CORSAIRE – Dvorovenko, Stearns, Kajiya, Cornejo, Corella,

Ilyin

Sat. Eve., May 30, 8 P.M. LE CORSAIRE – Ananiashvili, Gomes, Riccetto, Simkin, Carreño,

Lopez

*Editors please note first time in a role:

Tues. Eve., May 19 – Stiefel in Allegro Brillante

Wed. Mat., May 20 – Reyes, Simkin in Allegro Brillante; Copeland, Matthews in Tchaikovsky Pas de

Deux; Hoven, Scott in Mozartiana

Wed. Eve., May 20 – Herrera in Allegro Brillante; Salstein in Mozartiana

Wed. Eve., May 27 – Lane (Gulnare) in Le Corsaire

**Editors please note first time in a role with ABT:

Mon. Eve., May 25 – Vishneva in Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux

+Editors please note first time in a role in New York:

Tues. Eve., May 19 – Murphy in Allegro Brillante

Wed. Eve., May 20 – Stearns in Allegro Brillante

Thurs. Eve., May 21 – Dvorovenko and Beloserkovsky in Allegro Brillante

Thurs. Eve., May 28 – Simkin (Lankendem) in Le Corsaire

Fri. Eve., May 29 – Reyes (Medora) and Cornejo (Ali, the Slave) in Le Corsaire