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    Program II: The Four Temperaments, Carmina Burana

    Program II: The Four Temperaments, Carmina Burana

    Presented by Pennsylvania Ballet at Academy of Music

    March 4-March 13, 2010


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    Program II unites Matthew Neenan’s bold and fiery reimagining of Carmina Burana with the stunning simplicity of George Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments. For his interpretation of one of the Company’s signature works, Neenan invigorates Carmina Burana’s classic text with explosive movement and modern costumes and sets. The sumptuous voices of the Philadelphia Singers Chorale intensify Carl Orff’s thunderous score. Complimenting Carmina Burana is the purity and angular architecture of The Four Temperaments. Set to Paul Hindemith’s commissioned score, The Four Temperaments has become a standard in the Balanchine repertoire. The ballet is inspired by the medieval belief that humans are made up of four different humors that determine their temperament: melancholic, sanguinic, phlegmatic, and choleric.


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        Academy of Music

        240 S. Broad Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19102

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        Tickets: $24-$129

        Info Phone: 215.893.1999

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        March 4-March 13, 2010

        Times:
        2 pm, 7:30 pm, 8 pm

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