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Leigh Witchel
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Boston Ballet 2006-2007 Season at a Glance

Don Quixote
October 19-29, 2006
Music: Ludwig Minkus, arranged by John Lanchbery
Choreography: Rudolf Nureyev
Sets and Costumes: Nicholas Georgiadis
Lighting: Pierre Lavoie

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
February 8 – 18, 2007
Music: Felix Mendelssohn
Choreography: George Balanchine

Balanchine
May 3-6, 2007

Ballo della Regina
Music: Giuseppe Verdi
Choreography: George Balanchine
Original Costumes: Ben Benson

La Valse
Music: Maurice Ravel
Choreography: George Balanchine
Original Costumes: Karinska

The Four Temperaments
Music: Paul Hindemith
Choreography: George Balanchine

The Nutcracker
November 24-December 30, 2006
Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Mikko Nissinen
Sets: Helen Pond and Herbert Senn,
Costumes: David Walker and Boston Ballet
Director of Wardrobe Charles Heightchew
Lighting: Alexander Nichols

New Visions
March 1-4, 2007

Polyphonia (Company Premiere)
Music: György Ligeti
Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon
Costumes: Holly Hynes
Lighting: Mark Stanley

World Premiere
Choreography: Jorma Elo

Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Music: Béla Bartók
Choreography: Val Caniparoli
Costumes: Robert Glay De La Rose

Giselle
May 10-20, 2007
Music: Adolphe Adam
Production and Staging: Maina Gielgud
Choreography: After Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa
Sets and Costumes: Peter Farmer
Original Lighting: Francis Croese

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I'm going to sound cranky because there's certainly nothing bad about this season, but it just seems a bit National Ballet of Everywhere to me.
Joseph
Will be very interesting to see how Balanchine's "Midsummer..." does in comparison to the "Midsummer" already in their rep choreographed by Bruce Wells...
(I really enjoy Wells version)
silvery_stars
I'm going to sound cranky because there's certainly nothing bad about this season, but it just seems a bit National Ballet of Everywhere to me.

I'm pretty happy about it. What would your dream season look like?
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