When Balanchine choreographed this ballet in 1965, he played the title role & Suzanne Farrell was his Dulcinea
... For example, he had Don Quixote pursued in his visions by a 
group of ... of Dulcinea, whose role was danced by the nineteen-year-old 
Suzanne Farrell,... [DOC] [TLE] An Impossible (Or at Least Difficult) Dream - The Washington Post [PAR] Jun 19, 2005 ... Suzanne Farrell stands behind the knight in armor and sweeps her ... ridicule, 
Balanchine saw himself and his newest star ballerina.