LINCOLN CENTER

David Koch Theater
New York City Ballet

Bringing Balanchine’s prismatic genius into the spotlight, these three works are at turns virtuosic, streamlined, and romantic.

Ballo della Regina

• Music by: Giuseppe Verdi
• Choreography by: George Balanchine
• Principal Casting: MAY  12: Megan Fairchild, Anthony Huxley*, Brittany Pollack, Sara Adams, Alexa Maxwell, Emilie Gerrity (*First time in role)

The jaw-dropping technical feats of Ballo della Regina’s choreography were originally devised to challenge the lead ballerina, who must exhibit carefree joyousness while performing steps that push the limits of physical possibility.

Kammermusik No. 2

• Music by: Paul Hindemith
• Choreography by: George Balanchine
• Principal Casting: MAY 12: Sara Mearns, Zachary Catazaro (replaces Ask la Cour), Teresa Reichlen, Jared Angle

Requiring great energy, speed, and precision, the striking choreography in Kammermusik No. 2 echoes the intricacies of its modernist score with jagged lines and stylized gestures.

Vienna Waltzes

• Music by: Johann Strauss II, Franz Lehár, Richard Strauss
• Choreography by: George Balanchine
• Principal Casting: MAY 12: Savannah Lowery, Russell Janzen*, Sterling Hyltin, Gonzalo Garcia, Georgina Pazcoguin, Taylor Stanley, Lauren Lovette*, Chase Finlay*, Maria Kowroski, Amar Ramasar (*First time in role)

A work of monumental scale with a magnificent finale, the five-part Vienna Waltzes is set in moonlit Austrian forests and the regal ballrooms of Vienna.