Pina Bausch 1940-2009
The choreographer and opera director died earlier today. She was 68.
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Are we all aware that Pina Bausch as a young dancer performed in ALCESTE and TANNHAEUSER at the Met? Note also the lead casting that no intendant in her/his wildest dreams could hope to assemble today.
December 17, 1960 Matinee Broadcast
TANNHAEUSER {378}
Wagner-Wagner
Tannhaeuser………….Hans Hopf
Elisabeth……………Leonie Rysanek
Wolfram……………..Hermann Prey [Debut]
Venus……………….Irene Dalis
Hermann……………..Jerome Hines
Walther……………..Robert Nagy
Heinrich…………….Paul Franke
Biterolf…………….Marko Rothmueller
Reinmar……………..Norman Scott
Shepherd…………….Mildred Allen
Page………………..Nancy Reep
Page………………..Ada Brysac [Debut]
Page………………..Ethel Greene [Debut]
Page………………..Pamela Munson [Debut]
Dance……………….Pina Bausch
Dance……………….Audrey Keane
Dance……………….Carole Kroon
Conductor……………Georg Solti [Debut]
Mildred Allen – now that’s a blast from the past. I saw her around 1968 in NZ doing Margerette in “Faust” – she winced every time she took a high note but the sound wasn’t too bad. Haven’t heard anything about her since.