Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (ballet) illness, as well as from Peter Martins, who choreographed one scene near the end of the ballet. By staging the ballet with the New York City Opera instead of Balanchine's customary New York City Ballet, the production was able to use Nureyev, who was not a member of NYCB. Costumes and sets were designed by Rouben Ter-Arutunian. The premiere took place on 8 April 1979 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, as part of a double bill with Henry Purcell's short opera "Dido and Aeneas". 1979 opening night cast: On 22 May 1980, the New York City Ballet
Short list of New York City Ballet repertory Short list of New York City Ballet repertory New York City Ballet dances Winter, Spring and — since 2010 — Fall seasons each year at the David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, as well as a Summer season at Saratoga Springs and tours. This is the list of ballets for the 2008 Winter season beginning Wednesday, January 2, and ending Sunday, February 24. This is a list of ballets for the 2008 Winter tour, beginning at the Kennedy Center, Wednesday, February 27, through Sunday, March 2, and finishing at the London Coliseum, Wednesday, March 12, through Saturday, March 22. This