Hamlet-Connotations

Ballet by John Neumeier free after William Shakespeare

Music: Aaaron Copland – "Piano Variations", "Connotations for Orchestra" and selections from the "Piano Fantasy"
Choreography: John Neumeier
Set: Robin Wagner
Costumes: Theoni V. Aldredge (John Neumeier in Hamburg)
Lighting: Thomas Skelto

PREMIERE:
American Ballet Theatre, Uris Theater, New York, January 6, 1976
NEW VERSION:
The Stuttgart Ballet, Stuttgart, November 28, 1976
PREMIERE IN HAMBURG:
Hamburg Ballet, Hamburg, July 17, 1977

ORIGINAL CAST:
Hamlet: Mikhail Baryschnikow
Ophelia: Gelsey Kirkland
Gertrud: Marcia Haydée
Claudius: Erik Bruhn
Ghost: William Carter

IN THE REPERTORY:
American Ballet Theatre
The Stuttgart Ballet
Hamburg Ballet