Swan Lake is a two-act ballet made by New York City Ballet (NYCB) ballet master in chief Peter Martins, Martins' wife, NYCB principal dancer Darci Kistler, chose to include the final act of what, in her farewell performance?
Darci Kistler Darci Kistler (born June 4, 1964) is a noted American ballerina. She is often said to be the last muse for the choreographer, George Balanchine.
Ballo della Regina Ballo della Regina is a one-act ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to music by Giuseppe Verdi. It is a set of variations set to ballet music (titled "La Peregrina") that Verdi cut from Act 3 of the original 1867 version of his opera "Don Carlos". Its premiere performance was on 12 January 1978, by the New York City Ballet at New York State Theater in Lincoln Center.