List of 1980 ballet premieres

title choreographer composer company venue date
Suite of Dances Jerome Robbins Leonard Bernstein New York City Ballet New York State Theater January 17
Gloria Kenneth MacMillan Francis Poulenc Royal Ballet Royal Opera House March 13
Walpurgisnacht George Balanchine Charles Gounod New York State Theater May 15
The Seagull Maya Plisetskaya Rodion Shchedrin Bolshoi Ballet Bolshoi Theatre May 27
Robert Schumann's Davidsbündlertänze George Balanchine Robert Schumann New York City Ballet New York State Theater June 19
Rhapsody Frederick Ashton Sergei Rachmaninoff The Royal Ballet Royal Opera House August 4
Preceded by
1979
1980 ballet premieres Succeeded by
1981