ROLES PERFORMED BY RUDOLF NUREYEV ON THE STAGE OF THE S.M.KIROV (MARYINSKY) THEATRE OF OPERA & BALLET

1958

The Prince, "THE NUTCRACKER" (P.I.Tchaikovsky). (Leningrad Ballet School production) Choreographer: V.Vainonen. Masha: M.Cherednichenko (Ilicheva), A.Sizova. First performance: February 19th.

Pas detrois, "SWAN LAKE" (P.I. Tchaikovsky). Choreographers: M.Petipa, LJvanov. Revised by K.M.Sergeyev. First performance: October 28th.

Frondoso, "LAURENTIA" (A. Krein). Choreographer: V. Chaboukiani. First performance: November 20th. Laurentia: N.M.Dudinskaya. Second per­formance: April 7th 1959. Laurentia: Third performance: February 21st 1962. Laurentia: A.Ya. Shelest.

1959

Grand classical pas, Pas de quatre, "RAYMONDA" (A. Glazunov). Cho­reographer: M.I.Petipa. Revised by K.M.Sergeyev. First performance: March 13th.

Armen, "GAYANE" (A. Khachaturian). Choreographer: N. Anisimova. First performance: May 10th. Gayane: N.A. Kurgapkina. Second performance: June 28th.

The Prince, "THE NUTCRACKER" (P.I. Tchaikovsky). Choreographer: V. Vainonen. First performance: May 31st. Masha: A. Sizova. Second performance: February 1st 1961.

Solor, "LA BAYADERE" (L. Minkus). Choreographer: M.I. Petipa. First performance: October 23th. Nikiya: O. Moiseyeva, Gamzatti: Other perfor­mances: November 22nd 1959, March 11th 1960, April 14th 1960. Nikiya: O. Moiseyeva, Gamzatti: L. Veishnis, N.A. Kurgapkina.

Count Albrecht, "GISELLE" (A. Adam). Choreographer: M.I. Petipa. First performance: December 12 th. Giselle: LA. Kolpakova. Other performances: June 30th 1960, July 3rd 1960, December 6th 1960. Giselle: A.Ya. Shelest.

1960

Bluebird, "SLEEPINGBEAUTY" (P.I. Tchaikovsky). Choreographer: M.I. Petipa. Revised by K.M. Sergeyev. First performance: April 26th. Princess Flo-rine: A. Sizova. Further performances: May 8th 1960, January 26th 1961.

Basil, "DON QUIXOTE" (L. Minkus). Choreography: A. Gorsky. First performance: May 27th. Kitri: N.A. Kurgapkina. Other performances: June 26th 1960, November 29th 1960, December 21st 1960. Kitri: N.A. Kurgapkina, I Zubkovskaya.

Bacchus, "WALPURGISNACHT" (Gounod). Choreographer: L. Lavrov-sky. Only performance: November 10th.

1961

Prince Desire, "SLEEPING BEAUTY" (P.I. Tchaikovsky). Choreographer: M.I. Petipa. Revised by K.M. Sergeyev. First performance: March 12th. Aurora: N.A. Kurgapkina. Second performance: April 28th. Aurora: K. Ter-Stepanova.

Prince Siegfred, "SWAN LAKE" (P.I. Tchaikovsky). Choreographer: M.I. Petipa. Revised by K.M. Sergeyev. First performance: April 1st. Odette-Odile: N.A. Kurgapkina. Second performance: April 16th.

Andrei, "TARAS BULBA" (V. Soloviev-Sedoy) Choreographer: B. Fenster. Only performance: April 30th.

CONCERT PERFORMANCES: 1958-1961

Diana & Actaeon's pas de deux, "ESMERALDA". Choreographer: A.Ya. Vaganova.

Pas de deux, "LE CORSAIRE".

Pas de deux, "THE NUTCRACKER".

Aerial Waltz Composer: D.D. Shostakovich. Choreographer: L. Jacobson. Especially mounted for R. Nureyev & A.Sizova. (Not performed on the Kirov stage.)