Suite (music) at the age of 23. In the late 19th century, Sibelius's "Karelia Suite" was written for the students of the Helsinki university. Brought on by Impressionism, the piano suite was reintroduced by early 20th-century French composers such as Ravel and Debussy. Debussy's "Pour le piano" is a suite in three movements, published in 1901, and his "Suite bergamasque", revised in 1905, is probably one of the most famous suites, especially the third movement, "Clair de Lune". Ravel is particularly well known for his "Miroirs" suite for piano and lesser known for "Le tombeau de Couperin", both requiring tremendous skill and
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune lune. It's a lovely moment..." The play opened Off-Broadway on June 2, 1987 at Stage II of the Manhattan Theatre Club, where it ran for two weeks. Directed by Paul Benedict, the original cast starred Kathy Bates and F. Murray Abraham. On October 14, 1987 it opened at Stage I for a six-week run. Kenneth Welsh played the part of Johnny in the Stage I production. On December 4, 1987 the play transferred to the Westside Theatre, and closed on March 12, 1989. Kathy Bates was nominated for the 1987-1988 Obie Award, Outstanding Performance. The play opened on Broadway on