Given in two acts and made up of six scenes, Balanchine's Dream saw the light of day on the 17 th of January 1962, with décors (and lighting) by David Hays and costumes by Karinska. During the early stages of the production, created on the dancers of the New York City Ballet, it was deemed necessary to add some extra music; from amongst Mendelsshon's many various Overtures and stage music, the choreographer opted to also include Athalie, Die schöne Melusine and Die erste Walpurgisnacht in the first act and choosing both the Symphony No.9 and the Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde overture for the second.
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