List of Western Symphony casts

This is a chronological list of cast for New York City Ballet co-founder and founding choreographer George Balanchine's Western Symphony, made to Hershy Kay's score. The premiere took place on September 7, 1954, at City Center of Music and Drama, New York, and was conducted by Leon Barzin.

Casts

original

• • • First movement: Allegro

• Diana Adams

and 8 women

• Herbert Bliss

and 4 men

• • • Second movement: Adagio

• Janet Reed

and 4 women

• Nicholas Magallanes

• • • Third movement: Scherzo

• Patricia Wilde

and 4 women

• André Eglevsky

• • • Fourth movement: Rondo

• Tanaquil LeClercq

and 4 women

• Jacques d'Amboise

and 4 men

NYCB revivals

2008 Winter

• • • First movement: Allegro

• Abi Stafford

• Nilas Martins

• • • Second movement: Adagio

• Sterling Hyltin

• Albert Evans

• • • Third movement: Rondo

• Teresa Reichlen

• Damian Woetzel

2008 Spring

first cast

• • • First movement: Allegro

• Jennifer Tinsley-Williams

• Nilas Martins

• • • Second movement: Adagio

• Kathryn Morgan

• Adam Hendrickson

• • • Third movement: Rondo

• Teresa Reichlen

• Damian Woetzel

second cast

• • • First movement: Allegro

• Jennifer Tinsley-Williams

• Jonathan Stafford

• • • Second movement: Adagio

• Kathryn Morgan

• Albert Evans

• • • Third movement: Rondo

• Teresa Reichlen

• Damian Woetzel

2008 Saratoga Springs

• • • First movement: Allegro

• Jennifer Tinsley-Williams

• Nilas Martins

• • • Second movement: Adagio

• Sterling Hyltin

• Albert Evans

• • • Third movement: Rondo

• Teresa Reichlen

• Charles Askegard

See also

• Western Symphony stagings

• NYCB repertory

References

• Playbill, New York City Ballet, Wednesday, April 30, 2008

• Repertory Week, New York City Ballet, Spring Season, 2008 repertory, week 1

Reviews

• NY Times review by John Martin, September 8, 1954
• NY Times review by John Martin, October 31, 1962
• NY Times review by Clive Barnes, May 17, 1968

• NY Times review by Jennifer Dunning, February 3, 1981
• NY Times review by Jack Anderson, May 28, 2004
• NY Times review by Alastair Macaulay, February 12, 2008

External links

• Balanchine Foundation website

• Balanchine Trust website

• NYCB website