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 Ballet by John Neumeier
Music |
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Aaron Copland
"Piano Variations"
"Connotations for Orchestra" and
selections from the "Piano Fantasy" |
Choreography |
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John Neumeier |
Costumes |
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Theoni V. Aldredge |
Lighting |
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Thomas Skelton |
World Premiere
 American Ballet Theatre, Uris Theater
New York, January 6, 1976
| Original Cast |
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Hamlet |
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Mikhail Baryschnikow |
Ophelia |
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Gelsey Kirkland |
Gertrud |
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Marcia Haydée |
Claudius |
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Erik Bruhn |
Ghost |
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William Carter |
Premiere in Hamburg
The Hamburg Ballet, Hamburg, July 17, 1977
| Original Hamburg Cast |
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Hamlet |
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Max Midinet |
Ophelia |
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Marianne Kruuse |
Gertrud |
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Magali Messac |
Claudius |
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François Klaus |
Ghost |
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Roy Wierzbicki |
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