| Premiere date: | April 13, 1967 | | Premiered at: | New York City Ballet, New York State Theater | | Music: | Emeralds:
music from PellŽas et MŽlisande (1898) and Shylock (1889) by Gabriel FaurŽ;
Rubies:
Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra (1929) by Igor Stravinsky;
Diamonds:
Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 (1875) by Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky | | Decor: | | | Lighting: | | | Costumes: | Karinska | | Book: | | | Plot: | |
| Choreography George Balanchine
Original Cast Francisco Moncion Suzanne Farrell Patricia Mcbride Conrad Ludlow Edward Villella Jacques D Amboise Sara Leland Violette Verdy John Prinz Suki Schorer Mimi Paul Patricia Neary
In Repertory |