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Encyclopedia > The Little Humpbacked Horse (ballet)
Important Ballets & *Revivals of Marius Petipa

*Paquita (1847, *1881)
*Le Corsaire (1858, 1863, 1868, 1885, 1899)
The Pharaoh's Daughter (1862, *1885, *1898)
Tsar Kandavl (1868, *1891, *1903)
Don Quixote (1869, *1871)
La Bayadère (1877, *1900)
*Giselle (1884, 1899, 1903)
*Coppélia (1884)
*La Fille Mal Gardée (1885)
*La Esmeralda (1886, 1899)
The Talisman (1889)
The Sleeping Beauty (1890)
The Nutcracker (1892)
Cinderella (1893)
The Awakening of Flora (1894)
*Swan Lake (1895)
*The Little Humpbacked Horse (1895)
The Calvary Halt (1896)
Raymonda (1898)
Harlequinade (1900)
Maestro Marius Ivanovich Petipa, Maître de Ballet of the Imperial Theatres. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 529 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1544 × 1748 pixels, file size: 364 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo by an unknown photographer of the choregrapher Marius Petipa. ... Paquita is a ballet in two acts and three scenes. ... The Bavarian State Ballet in the scene Le Jardin Animé from the companys partial reconstruction of Marius Petipas 1899 revival of Le Corsaire, Munich, 2007 Le Corsaire (The Pirate) is a ballet in three acts, with a libretto based on the poem The Corsair by Lord Byron. ... The Pharaohs Daughter is a ballet by Marius Petipa, first performed in 1862. ... Olga Preobrajenskaya as Queen Nisia in the Pas de Venus from the Petipa/Pugni Tsar Kandavl, St. ... Svetlana Zakharova as Kitri in the Entrance of Kitri from the Bolshoi Ballets production of the Petipa/Gorsky/Minkus Don Quixote, Moscow, 2006 The ballet Don Quixote is based on the famous Miguel de Cervantes novel Don Quixote de la Mancha. ... The Entrance of the Shades (Entrée de lombres) of the scene The Kingdom Of the Shades from the Kirov/Mariinsky Ballets 1941 production of La Bayadère, St. ... Anna Pavlova as Giselle in Act I (ca. ... Giuseppina Bozzachi as Swanhilda in the Saint-Léon/Delibes Coppélia. ... Nadia Nerina as Lise and David Blair as Colas in the Pas de Ruban from Act I of Sir Frederick Ashtons La Fille Mal Gardée, London, 1960 La Fille Mal Gardée (The Badly Watched Daughter) is a Ballet presented in 2 Acts, inspired Choffarts engraving of... Poster advertising Carlotta Grisi in the Pas de Truandaise for the premiere of the ballet La Esmeralda, given at Her Majestys Theatre, London, 1844 La Esmeralda is a ballet in 3 acts, 5 scenes, inspired by Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo. ... Mathilde Kschessinskaya costumed as Niriti for the Grand Pas des Fleurs of Act II in Nikolai Legats revival of Petipas The Talisman, St. ... The Apotheosis from the Kirov/Mariinsky Ballets reconstruction of Petipas original 1890 production of The Sleeping Beauty. ... The Nutcracker (Russian: ) Op. ... Mariia Anderson as the Fairy Godmother in the Petipa/Ivanov/Cecchetti/Fitinhof-Schell Cinderella, St. ... Mathilde Kschessinskaya as Flora (left) and Vera Trefilova as Amour/Cupid (right) in the Petipa/Drigo The Awakening of Flora, St. ... The 1895 Petipa/Ivanov/Drigo revival of Swan Lake is a famous version of the ballet Swan Lake. ... Natalia Bessmertnova as Raymonda and Gediminas Taranda as Abderakhman in the Grand Pas daction from the Bolshoi Ballets production of the Petipa/Glazunov Raymonda. ... See also Commedia dellarte // The Harlequinade is a type of theatrical performance piece, usually a slapstick adaptation of the Commedia dellarte, which dates back to England in the mid 18th century. ...

The Little Humpbacked Horse, or The Tsar Maiden (aka Konyok Gorbunok ili Tsar-Devitsa, or Le Petit cheval bossu, ou La Tsar-Demoiselle) Magic Ballet in 4 Acts-8 Scenes with apotheosis. Choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon, and music by Cesare Pugni. Libretto by Arthur Saint-Léon, based on the fairy taile The Little Humpbacked Horse by Pyotr Ershov. First presented by the Imperial Ballet on December 3/15 (Julian/Gregorian calendar dates), 1864 at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Principal Dancers - Marfa Muravieva (as the Tsar Maiden) and Timofei Stukolkin (as Ivanushka). For other uses, see Ballet (disambiguation). ... Arthur Saint-Léon (1821-1870) was the Maître de Ballet (see Ballet Master) of the Imperial Ballet from 1859 until 1869. ... Maestro Cesare Pugni, London, circa 1843 Cesare Pugni (31 May 1802?, Genoa?, Italy — 26 January 1870, St. ... Pyotr Yershov Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov (Russian: , March 6 [O.S. February 22] 1815 - August 30 [O.S. August 18] 1869) was a Russian poet, the author of the famous fairy-tale poem The Humpbacked Horse (konek-gorbunok). ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Carlotta Brianza and Paul Gerdt of the Imperial Ballet as Princess Aurora and Prince Desire in the 1890 premiere of the Sleeping Beauty. ... The Julian calendar was a reform of the Roman calendar which was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). ... For the calendar of religious holidays and periods, see liturgical year. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The St. ... Saint Petersburg  listen (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991...


Revivals/Restagings/Alternate versions

  • Restaging by Arthur Saint-Léon for the Ballet of the Moscow Imperial Bolshoi Theatre, with Cesare Pugni revising his original score. First presented on November 26, 1866 at the Moscow Imperial Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. Principle Dancers - Marfa Muravieva (as the Tsar Maiden) and Timofei Stukolkin (as Ivanushka).
  • Revival by José Mendez for the Ballet of the Moscow Imperial Bolshoi Theatre. First presented at the Moscow Imperial Bolshoi Theatre on December 26, 1893 in Moscow, Russia.
  • Revival under the title The Tsar Maiden by Marius Petipa for the Imperial Ballet, with musical additions and revisions to Pugni's score by Riccardo Drigo. First presented on December 6/18, 1895 at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Principal Dancers - Pierina Legnani (as the Tsar Maiden), Alexander Shirayev (as Ivanushka) and Felix Kschessinsky (as the Khan).
  • Revival by Alexander Gorsky for the Ballet of the Moscow Imperial Bolshoi Theatre, with musical revisions and adaptations to Pugni's score provided by Anton Simon (additional musical material by Boris Asafiev, Pyotr Tchaikovsy, Antonín Dvořák, Alexander Glazunov, Franz Liszt and Anton Simon). First presented at the Moscow Imperial Bolshoi Theatre on November 25, 1901 in Moscow, Russia. Principal Dancers - Natalia Roslavleva (as the Tsar Maiden) and Alexander Gorsky (as Ivansuchka).
  • Restaging by Alexander Gorsky of his 1901 revival for the Imperial Ballet, with musical additions and revisions to Pugni's score by Riccardo Drigo (Anton Simon's 1901 adaptation of Pugni's score was utilized for the production). First presented at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre on December 16, 1912. Principal Dancers - Tamara Karsavina (as the Tsar Maiden) and Nikolai Legat (as Ivanushka).

The Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow, Russia The Bolshoi Theatre (Russian: , Bolshoy Teatr, Large Theater) is a theatre and opera company in Moscow, Russia, which gives performances of ballet and opera. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... José Mendez (March 19, 1887 - October 31, 1928) was a Cuban right-handed pitcher and manager in baseballs Negro Leagues. ... Maestro Marius Ivanovich Petipa, Maître de Ballet of the Imperial Theatres. ... Riccardo Drigo, Circa 1900 Riccardo Eugenio Drigo (June 30, 1846 - October 1, 1930) was an Italian composer and conductor who spent many years working with the Saint Petersburg Imperial Ballet and Imperial Opera. ... The Mariinsky Theatre of St. ... Pierina Legnani (1863-1923) was an Italian ballerina responsible for the inclusion of 32 consecutive fouettés en tournant en pointe to the ballet Swan Lake. ... Boris Asafiev (1884-1949) was a composer and writer. ... Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( ; September 8, 1841 – May 1, 1904) was a Czech composer of Romantic music, who employed the idioms and melodies of the folk music of his native Bohemiaand Moravia in symphonic, oratorial, chamber and operatic works. ... Portrait by Ilya Repin, 1887. ... “Liszt” redirects here. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronounciation: Moskva), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 878. ... Tamara Platonovna Karsavina (March 10, 1885 – May 26, 1978) was a famous Russian ballerina who eventually settled in England, where she helped found the Royal Academy of Dancing in 1920. ... Nicholas Legat (also spelled Nikolai or Nicolai, 1869 - 1937) was a Russian Balletmaster. ...

Notes

  • In an effort to appeal to the tastes of his Imperial Russian audeince, Saint-Léon concluded the ballet with a Grand divertissement celebrating all the different nations of Russia, beginning with a Grand cortège to a march by the composer titled The Peoples of Russia. The Grand divertissement included the choreographer's own balletic version of Russian national dance.
  • Petipa's 1895 revival included a new prologue and apotheosis, as well as additional variations for the Ballerina Legnani written by Riccardo Drigo.
  • Alexander Radunsky choreographed his own version to a score by Rodion Shchedrin for the Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow, in 1960. The choregrapher Igor Belsky utilized Schedrin's score in his staging for the Maly Theatre in Leningrad in 1963. The Radunsky—Shchedrin version was filmed in 1961 with Maya Plisetskaya as the Tsar Maiden and Vladimir Vasiliev as Ivanushka.

This does not cite any references or sources. ... Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin (born December 16, 1932) is a Russian composer. ... Knipper Theatre, Kniper Theatre or Knieper Theatre (Russian: Театр Карла Книпера) was the venue of a German theatrical troupe led by Karl Kniper which performed in Saint Petersburg beginning in 1777. ... Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya (Russian: ; born November 20, 1925) is a Russian ballet dancer, frequently cited as the greatest ballerina of modern times. ... Vladimir Vasiliev is Director and Chief Instructor of the Toronto School of Russian Martial Art located in Thornhill, Ontario, where he teaches Ryabkos Systema. ...

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