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NYCB Vol. 16 No. 5 - Donizetti Variations
Jacques d'Amboise and Melissa Hayden. Photo by Fred Fehl, 1960. "In Holland, a country I love with most of my heart, you don't have to...

Lauryn Johnson
Sep 19


NYCB Vol. 7 No. 12 - Donizetti Variations
THE Donizetti grande pas de chat as shown by 5 NYCB icons. (top left) Merrill Ashley. Photo by Martha Swope, 1979. (top center) Patricia...

Lauryn Johnson
Apr 28, 2023


NYCB Vol. 6 No. 14 - Donizetti Variations
(left & right) Suki Schorer in Donizetti Variations. Photo by Martha Swope, 1968. (center Suki Schorer and Balanchine in rehearsal for...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 29, 2023


NYCB Vol. 6 No. 9 - Donizetti Variations
Donizetti Variations was originally choreographed in 1960 as "Variations from Don Sebastian" with music by Gaetano Donizetti. Ten years...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 25, 2023


NYCB Vol. 6 No. 3 - Donizetti Variations
“This is a dance ballet, pure and simple, to some pleasant music by Donizetti. It was originally produced as a part of “Salute to Italy,”...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 19, 2023
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