25 January 1965
Boston Ballet presented the first subscription season at John Hancock Hall. The three performance season sold out. Opening night included Balanchine's Apollo and Scotch Symphony; Anton Dolin's Pas de Quatre, and Norman Walker's Reflections. Hugo Fiorato, Associate Conductor for the New York City Ballet, conducted the members of The Boston Symphony Orchestra. Balanchine and Dolin were joined in the audience by Lincoln Kirstein. Allen Hughes of The New York Times wrote "Company Pleases in First Performance - Season is Quickly Oversubscribed", and the New York Herald Tribune's Walter Terry stated, "A Triumph as Boston Ballet Goes Professional".
George Balanchine rehearsing Scotch Symphony © The George Balanchine Trust
Pictured with Balanchine are Boston Ballet dancers Carol Ravich, Warren Lynch, Robert Pierce, Susan Magno, and Linda DiBona.
Unsigned photograph
Boston Ballet Archives