Alexei Ratmansky World Premiere and THE GOLDEN COCKEREL Set for ABT's 2016 Spring Season

American Ballet Theatre's 2016 Spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House was announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie. A World Premiere work by Alexei Ratmansky and the American Premiere of Ratmansky's THE GOLDEN COCKEREL will highlight the season, which includes six additional full-length ballets.

Principal Dancers for the 2016 Metropolitan Opera House season include Stella Abrera, Roberto Bolle, Isabella Boylston, Misty Copeland, Herman Cornejo, Marcelo Gomes, David Hallberg, Maria Kochetkova, Alban Lendorf, Gillian Murphy, Veronika Part, Polina Semionova, Hee Seo, Daniil Simkin, Cory Stearns, Diana Vishneva and James Whiteside.

American Ballet Theatre's 2016 Spring Gala will be held during the second week of the Met season, Monday, May 16 at 6:30 P.M. and will feature a World Premiere work by Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky set to Leonard Bernstein's Serenade after Plato's Symposium. ABT's Spring Gala performance will include appearances by all of ABT's Principal Dancers.

For information on ABT's 2016 Spring Gala, call the Special Events Office at 212-477-3030, ext. 3310.