10 March 1982
In March of 1982 Boston Ballet premiered Rudolf Nureyev's Don Quixote, with Nureyev himself in the role of Basilio with Laura Young and Marie-Christine Mouis alternating the role of Kitri. In April, Boston Ballet and Nureyev took the production on a five week North American tour to Atlanta, GA; San Antonio, TX; St. Louis, MO; New Orleans, LA; Miami, FL; Knoxville, TN; and Guanajuato and Mexico City, Mexico. In August, the company and Nureyev took the production on a four week tour through France and Italy. September brought the production on a three week tour to Los Angeles, CA and Detroit, MI. The company and Nureyev premiered the production in New York City on Broadway for a three week run at the Uris Theater in January of 1983.
Marie-Christine Mouis and Rudolf Nureyev in Don Quixote, circa 1982
Unsigned photograph
Boston Ballet Archives