Delight of the Muses

Delight of the Muses is a ballet made by New York City Ballet's ballet master in chief Peter Martins to eponymous music by Charles Wuorinen, commissioned by City Ballet as part of its commemoration of the bicentennial of the death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The composer has taken fragments of Mozart piano sonatas K.231 and K. 283 and music from Don Giovanni for this tribute to Mozart. The premiere took place on 29 January 1992 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center.

Cast

Original

  • Darci Kistler
  • Jock Soto
  • Nilas Martins

Reviews

  • NY Times review by Anna Kisselgoff, January 31, 1992
  • NY Times review by Jennifer Dunning, February 15, 1993
  • NY Times article by Allan Kozinn, January 3, 1996

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Charles Wuorinen
Opera
  • Haroun and the Sea of Stories (2004)
  • Brokeback Mountain (2012)
Ballet
  • Five: Concerto for Amplified Cello and Orchestra (1987)
  • Delight of the Muses (1991)
  • River of Light (1996)
Orchestral
  • Microsymphony (1992)
Electronic
  • Time's Encomium (1970)
Vocal/Choral Orchestral
  • The Celestial Sphere (1980)
List of compositions by Charles Wuorinen Category:Compositions by Charles Wuorinen