Important Ballets & *Revivals of Marius Petipa

*Paquita (1847, *1881) *Le Corsaire (1858, 1863, 1868, 1885, 1899) The Pharaoh's Daughter (1862, *1885, *1898) Le Roi Candaule (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 Cavalry Halt (1896) Raymonda (1898) The Seasons (1900) 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 Nutcracker (Russian: , Shchelkunchik) 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. ... 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. ... 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 Sleeping Beauty (Russian: Спящая Красавица, Spyashchaya Krasavitsa) is a ballet in a prologue and three acts, Opus 66, by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The score was completed in 1889, and is the second of his three ballets. The original scenario was conceived by Ivan Vsevolozhsky, and is based on Charles Perrault's La Belle au bois Dormant. The choreographer of the original production was Marius Petipa. The premiere performance took place at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg in 1890. The work is widely regarded as the composer's finest ballet score^{[citation needed]}, and has become one of the classical repertoire's most famous ballets. Opus, from the Latin word opus meaning work, is usually used in the sense of a work of art. In this sense the plural of opus, opera, is used to refer to the genre of music drama. ... “Tchaikovsky” redirects here. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Ivan Vsevolozhsky, circa 1880 Ivan Alexandrovich Vsevolozhsky (1835 - 1909) was the Director of the Imperial Theatres in Russia from 1881 to 1898. ... This article is about the French author. ... Sir Edward Burne-Jones painted The Sleeping Beauty. ... Maestro Marius Ivanovich Petipa, Maître de Ballet of the Imperial Theatres. ... The Maryinsky (or Mariinsky) Theatre (or Theater), is the St Petersburg theatre where the Mariinsky Ballet is located. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... Year 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ...

History

Composition history

Tchaikovsky was approached by the Director of the Imperial Theatres in St. Petersburg, Ivan Vsevolozhsky on 25 May 1888 about a possible ballet adaptation on the subject of the story of Undine. It was later decided that Charles Perrault's La Belle au bois Dormant would be the story for which Tchaikovsky would compose the music for Marius Petipa's ballet. Tchaikovsky did not hesitate to accept the commission, although he was aware that his only previous ballet, Swan Lake, met with little enthusiasm at that stage of his career. The ballet scenario Tchaikovsky worked on was based on the Brothers Grimm version of Perrault's work entitled 'Dornröschen', which ends with the Princess' parents (the King and the Queen) having survived the 100 years sleep to celebrate the Princess' wedding to the Prince although Vsevolozhsky wisely incorporated some of Perrault's characters from other stories into the ballet, such as Puss in Boots and Little Red Riding Hood. Regardless, Tchaikovsky was happy to inform the Director of the Imperial Theatre that he had great pleasure studying the work and had come away with adequate inspiration to do it justice^{[citation needed]}. Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... Ivan Vsevolozhsky, circa 1880 Ivan Alexandrovich Vsevolozhsky (1835 - 1909) was the Director of the Imperial Theatres in Russia from 1881 to 1898. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Undine (from Latin unda wave) may refer to several things. ... This article is about the French author. ... Sir Edward Burne-Jones painted The Sleeping Beauty. ... Maestro Marius Ivanovich Petipa, Maître de Ballet of the Imperial Theatres. ... The Valse des cygnes from Act II of the Ivanov/Petipa edition of Swan Lake. ... For other uses, see Brothers Grimm (disambiguation). ... Gustave Dor s 19th century engraving of le chat bott Puss in Boots is a European folktale collected by Charles Perrault in his Contes de ma m re lOye (Mother Goose Tales), and earlier in 1634, by Giambattista Basile as Gagliuso. ... A depiction by Gustave Doré. Little Red Riding Hood is a famous fairytale about a young girls encounter with a wolf. ...

The choreographer was the great Marius Petipa, unrivaled Balletmaster of the Imperial Ballet, who wrote a very detailed list of instructions as to the musical requirements. Tchaikovsky worked quickly on the new work at his home in Frolovskoye where he began initial sketches in the winter of 1888 and began orchestration on the work on 30 May 1889. Maestro Marius Ivanovich Petipa, Maître de Ballet of the Imperial Theatres. ... Carlotta Brianza and Paul Gerdt of the Imperial Ballet as Princess Aurora and Prince Desire in the 1890 premiere of the Sleeping Beauty. ...

Ballets by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake (1876) Sleeping Beauty (1889) The Nutcracker (1892) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский, sometimes transliterated as Piotr, Anglicised as Peter Ilich), (May 7, 1840 – November 6, 1893 (N.S.); April 25, 1840 – October 25, 1893 (O.S.)) was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. ... The Valse des cygnes from Act II of the Ivanov/Petipa edition of Swan Lake. ... The Nutcracker (Russian: , Shchelkunchik) Op. ... List of all compositions Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. ...
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The ballet's focus was undeniably on the two main conflicting forces of good (the Lilac Fairy) and evil (Carabosse), where a leitmotif representing both of them runs through the entire ballet serving as an important thread to the underlying plot. Act 3 of the work, however, takes a complete break from the two motifs and instead places focus on the individual characters of the various court dances. A leitmotif (IPA pronunciation: ) (also leitmotiv; lit. ...

Performance history

St. Petersburg Premiere (World Premiere)

• Date: 15 January 1890
• Place: Imperial Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg
• Balletmaster: Marius Petipa
• Conductor: Riccardo Drigo
• Scene Designers: Mikhail Bocharov, Henrich Levogt, Ivan Andreyev, Matvey Shishkov
• Costumes: Ivan Vsevolozhsky

Moscow Premiere The Mariinsky Theatre of St. ... 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. ... Ivan Vsevolozhsky, circa 1880 Ivan Alexandrovich Vsevolozhsky (1835 - 1909) was the Director of the Imperial Theatres in Russia from 1881 to 1898. ...

• Date: 17 January 1899
• Place: Moscow Imperial Bolshoi Theatre
• Balletmaster: Aleksandr Gorsky
• Conductor: Andrey Arends
• Scene Designers: Anatoliy Geltser, Karl Valts (Waltz)

Other Notable Productions

• 1896, Milan, La Scala, staged by Giorgio Saracco, Carlotta Brianza as Aurora
• 1921, London, Alhambra Theatre, as The Sleeping Princess, Dyagilev production, staged by Nikolay Sergeyev, scenes by Léon Bakst
• 1937, Philadelphia, staged by Catherine Littlefield

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Tsar Alexander III and his family were present during one of the general rehearsals. Upon leaving, he made the simple remark 'Very nice,' which seemed to have irritated Tchaikovsky, who had likely expected a more favorable response^{[citation needed]}. Enrico Cecchetti (born: 21 June 1850, Rome - died: 13 November 1928, Milan) was an Italian ballet dancer, founder of the Cecchetti method. ... Pavel Gerdt Pavel Andreyevich Gerdt, better known as Paul Gerdt (1844-1917), was the foremost male dancer of the Mariinsky Theatre for 50 years. ... Alexander III Alexandrovich (10 March 1845 – 1 November 1894) (Russian: Александр III Александрович) reigned as Emperor of Russia from 14 March 1881 until his death in 1894. ...

Original cast members costumed for Act I. At center is Carlotta Brianza as Aurora.
(Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, 1890)

The ballet's premiere received more favorable accolades than Swan Lake from the press but Tchaikovsky never had the luxury of being able to witness his work become an instant success in theatres outside of Russia. He died in 1893. By 1903 Sleeping Beauty was the second most popular ballet in the repertory of the Imperial Ballet (the Petipa/Pugni The Pharoah's Daughter was first), having been performed 200 times in only 10 years. Image File history File links Sleeping_beauty_cast. ... Image File history File links Sleeping_beauty_cast. ... Maestro Cesare Pugni, London, circa 1843 Cesare Pugni (31 May 1802?, Genoa?, Italy — 26 January 1870, St. ... The Pharoahs Daughter, also known as The Daughter of the Pharoah, is a ballet choreographed by Marius Petipa in St. ...

A production mounted at the La Scala in Milan did not arouse much interest and it was not until 1921 that, in London, the ballet finally gained wide acclaim and eventually a permanent place in the classical repertoire. In 1999, the Kirov Ballet reconstructed the original 1899 production, including reproductions of the original sets and costumes. Although the 1951 Kirov production by Konstantin Sergeyev is available on DVD/Video, the 1999 "authentic" version is only available in short excerpts as of 2007. The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, by night. ... This article is about the year. ... The Mariinsky Ballet is one of the most famous ballet schools in history (formerly the Kirov Ballet, and also the Academic State Theatre), located in St. ... Konstantin Mikhailovich Sergeyev (1910 - April 1, 1992) was a Russian ballet danseur, artistic director and choreographer for the Kirov Theatre. ...

The Sleeping Beauty is Tchaikovsky's longest ballet, lasting nearly four hours at full length - counting the intermissions. Without intermissions (as it appears on several CD sets), it lasts nearly three hours. It is nearly always cut.

Instrumentation

• Strings: Violins I, Violins II, Violas, Cellos, Double Basses
• Woodwinds: Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Cor Anglais, 2 Clarinets (B-flat, A), 2 Bassoons
• Brass: 4 Horns (F), 2 Cornets (B-flat, A), 2 Trumpets (B-flat, A), 3 Trombones, Tuba
• Percussion: Timpani, Triangle, Tambourine, Side Drum, Cymbals, Bass Drum, Tam-tam, Glockenspiel
• Other: Harp, Piano

Roles and setting

Roles

The Royal Court:

• King Florestan XIV
• Queen
• Princess Aurora, their daughter
• Catalabutte, the master-of-ceremonies
• Courtiers, maids of honor, pages, lackeys

The Fairies:

• Candide (Candor)
• Coulante, Fleur de farine (Flowing, Wheat flour)
• Miettes qui tombent (Falling breadcrumbs)
• Canari qui chante (Singing canary)
• Violente
• The Lilac Fairy
• Carabosse
• The Gold, Silver, Sapphire, and Diamond Fairies

The Four Suitors:

• Prince Chéri
• Prince Charmant
• Prince Fortuné
• Prince Fleur de Pois

The Prince's Hunting Party:

• Prince Désiré (Florimund)
• Gallifron, Prince Désiré's tutor
• The Prince's friends, duchesses, baronesses, countesses, and marchionesses

Fairy-Tale Characters:

• Puss-in-Boots
• The White Cat
• Princess Florine
• Bluebird
• Little Red Riding Hood
• The Gray Wolf
• Cinderella
• Hop-o'-My-Thumb, his brothers, and the Ogre

Setting

• Time: Fairy-tale time
• Place:

Synopsis

The wicked fairy Carabosse by Léon Bakst, who created the décor and about 300 costume designs in 2 months for Dyagilev's lavish 1921 production of The Sleeping Princess in London.

Prologue
King Florestan the XIVth declares a grand christening ceremony to be held in honor of the birth of his daughter, Princess Aurora named after the dawn. An entourage of six fairies are invited to the Christening to be godmothers to the child. They are the Candide Fairy, the Coulante Fairy, the Miettes Fairy, the Canari Fairy, the Violente Fairy and most importantly the Lilac Fairy who arrives last (the names of fairies and their gifts vary in productions). As the fairies are happily granting gifts of honesty, grace, prosperity, song and generosity, they are suddenly interrupted by the sudden presence of the evil fairy Carabosse, who is furious at the King's failure to invite her to the ceremony. The King blames this on the Master of Ceremonies, Catallabutte and she rips off his wig. With spite and rage, Carabosse declares her curse on Princess Aurora: she will prick her finger on her sixteenth birthday and die. The Lilac Fairy, fortunately, has not granted her gift to the Princess. She acknowledges that Carabosse's power is immense and she cannot completely reverse the curse. However, she declares, although the Princess will prick her finger, she will not die, but instead sleep for 100 years until the kiss of a prince will awake her. Self-portrait Léon Nikolayevich Bakst (May 10, 1866 - December 28, 1924) was a Russian painter and scene- and costume- designer who revolutionized the arts he worked in. ... Portrait of Sergei Diaghilev by Valentin Serov (1904) Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev (Russian: / Sergei Pavlovich Dyagilev), also referred to as Serge, (March 31, 1872 – August 19, 1929) was a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes from which many famous dancers and choreographers would later arise. ...

Act I
It is Princess Aurora's eighteenth birthday. Celebrations are already elaborately planned and the atmosphere is festive, made complete with a waltz danced by the villagers with garlands. Aurora receives four suitors and their gifts of exquisite roses. Soon after, Aurora is presented with a spindle as a gift, which she has never seen before. Carelessly, she dances with it despite her mother and father's warnings before accidentally pricking herself. She faints. Carabosse immediately reveals her true wicked self triumphantly and vanishes before the astonished guests. At the same moment, the Lilac Fairy appears as she had promised. She reminds the guests and the King and Queen of her gift that will make Aurora merely sleep, not die. She then casts a spell upon the whole kingdom and they will only awake when Aurora does. For other uses, see Waltz (disambiguation). ... Look up garland in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Act II
One hundred years later, Prince Florimund (in the original production, Désiré) is at a hunting party with his companions. He is not happy and his hunting party try to cheer him up with a game of blind man's bluff and a series of dances. Still unhappy, he asks to be alone and the hunting party depart. Suddenly, Florimund sees the Lilac Fairy who presents him with a vision of Aurora and he is entranced by her beauty. The Prince pleads with the Lilac Fairy to bring him to see Princess Aurora, to which the latter consents. The Prince discovers the castle, which is now overgrown in thick vines. His first act is to defeat the evil Carabosse. Once past her and inside the castle, the Prince finds Aurora and awakens her with a kiss. The entire kingdom awakes with her. The Prince then declares his love for Aurora and proposes to her. The King and the Queen are happy to give their blessings. Blind mans bluff is a childrens game in which one player, designated as It, is either blindfolded or closes his or her eyes. ...

Carlotta Brianza as Princess Aurora and Pavel Gerdt as Prince Désiré, costumed for the Grand Procession of Act III in Petipa's original production of The Sleeping Beauty.
(Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, 1890)

Act III
Preparations for the wedding are made. On the day of the festivities, different fairies are invited. These are the fairies to bless the marriage - The Gold Fairy, the Silver Fairy, the Sapphire Fairy and the Diamond Fairy. The Lilac Fairy also makes an appearance. Many fairytale characters, such as Puss in Boots and the White Cat, are also among the guests. A golden chain of dances is held, including a Pas de Quatre for the four precious jewel and metal fairies, a dance for Puss in Boots and the White Cat, a Pas de Deux for the Bluebird and Princess Florine, a dance for Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, a dance for Cinderella and Prince Fortune (usually omitted), a Sarabande (usually omitted), a Pas de Deux for Aurora and Florimund and finally a mazurka. The Prince and the Princess are wed, and the Lilac Fairy blesses their marriage. The ballet ends with an apotheosis (apothéose) where all the characters make a final bow. Image File history File links Krasavitsa. ... Image File history File links Krasavitsa. ... Pavel Gerdt Pavel Andreyevich Gerdt, better known as Paul Gerdt (1844-1917), was the foremost male dancer of the Mariinsky Theatre for 50 years. ... Gustave Dor s 19th century engraving of le chat bott Puss in Boots is a European folktale collected by Charles Perrault in his Contes de ma m re lOye (Mother Goose Tales), and earlier in 1634, by Giambattista Basile as Gagliuso. ... Puddocky is a German fairy tale. ... The mazurka (Polish: mazurek, named after Polands Mazovia district; mazurka is the feminine form of mazurek) is a Polish folk dance in triple metre with a lively tempo, containing a heavy accent on the third or second beat. ... Look up Apotheosis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Structure

Titles of all of the numbers listed here come from Marius Petipa's original scenario, as well as the original libretto and programs of the first production of 1890. Major changes which were made to the score for Petipa's original production are mentioned, and help explain why the score is often heard in different versions in theatres today.

All libretti and programs of works performed on the stages of the Imperial Theatres were titled in French, which was the official language of the Emperor's Court, as well as the language in which balletic terminology is derived.

Prologue — Le baptême de la Psse. Aurore

No.1-a Introduction

No.1-b Marche de salon

No.2-a Entrée des fées

No.2-b Scène dansante

No.3 Grand pas ensemble (a.k.a. Pas de six) —

a. Grand adage suave. Petit allégro

b. Variation - Candide

c. Variation - Coulante–Fleur de farine

d. Variation - Miettes–qui tombent (a.k.a. breadcrumb)

e. Variation - Canari–qui chante

f. Variation - Violente–échevelée

g. Variation - La Fée des lilas–voluptueuse

h. Coda générale

No.4 Scène et final—

a. Entrée de Carabosse

b. Scène mimique de Carabosse

c. Scène mimique de la Fée des lilas

Act I — Les quatre fiancés de la Psse. Aurore

No.5-a Introduction

No.5-b Scène des tricoteuses

No.6 Grande valse villageoise (a.k.a. The Garland Waltz)

No.7 Entrée d'Aurore

No.8 Grand pas d'action—

a. Grand adage à la rose (opening harp cadenza extended by Tchaikovsky at Petipa's request)

b. Danse des demoiselles d'honneur et des pages

c. Variation d'Aurore (edited ending done at Petipa's request by an unknown hand)

d. Coda

No.9 Scène et final—

a. La danse d'Aurore avec de fuseau

b. Le charme

c. L'arrivée de la Fée des lilas

Act II

Scene I — La chasse du Prince Désiré

No.10-a Entr'acte

No.10-b Scène de la chasse royale

No.11 Colin-Maillard

No.12 Danses des demoiselles nobles—

a. Scène

b. Danse des duchesses

c. Danse des baronesses (cut by Petipa from the original production)

d. Danse des comtesses (cut by Petipa from the original production)

e. Danse des marquises (cut by Petipa from the original production)

No.13 Coda–Farandole

No.14-a Scène et départ des chasseurs

No.14-b Entrée de la Fée des lilas

No.15 Pas d'action—

a. Entrée de l'apparition d'Aurore

b. Grand adage suave (opening harp cadenza extended by Tchaikovsky at Petipa's request)

c. Valse des nymphes–Petit allégro coquet

• Interpolation: 4 transitional bars for the end of no.15-c composed by Riccardo Drigo to lead into Brianza's variation
• Interpolation: Variation Mlle. Brianza (No.23-b Variation de la fée-Or from Act III)

c. Variation d'Aurore (cut by Petipa from the original production)

d. Petite coda

No.16 Scène

No.17 Panorama

• Interpolation: 3 transitional bars for the end of no.17 composed by Tchaikovsky to lead into no.19, as no.18 was cut in the original production

No.18 Entr'acte symphonique (cut by Petipa from the original production)

Scene II — Le château de la belle au bois dormant

No.19 Scène du château de sommeil

No.20 Scène et final – Le réveil d'Aurore

The Bluebird and Princess Florina (Valeri Panov and Natalia Makarova) from the 1965 Russian motion picture featuring artists of the Kirov Ballet.

Act III — Les Noces de Désiré et d'Aurore Nataliya Romanovna Makarova is a ballet dancer. ...

No.21 Marche

No.22 Grand polonaise dansée (a.k.a. The Procession of the Fairy Tales)

Grand divertissement—

No.23 Pas de quatre

a. Entrée

b. Variation de la fée-Or (transferred by Petipa to Act II as a Variation for Carlotta Brianza in the original production)

c. Variation de la fée-Argent (changed by Petipa in the original production – Pas de trois pour la Fées d'Or, d'Argent et de Saphir)

d. Variation de la fée-Saphir (cut by Petipa from the original production)

e. Variation de la fée-Diamant

f. Coda

• Interpolation: Entrée de chats – a 10 bar introduction written by Tchaikovsky for no.24

No.24 Pas de caractère – Le Chat botté et la Chatte blanche

No.25 Pas de quatre (changed by Petipa in the original production – Pas de deux de l'Oiseau bleu et la Princesse Florine)

a. Entrée

b. Variation de Cendrillon et Prince Fortuné (changed by Petipa in the original production – Variation de l'Oiseau bleu)

c. Variation de l'Oiseau bleu la Princesse Florine (changed by Petipa in the original production – Variation de la Princesse Florine)

d. Coda

No.26 Pas de caractère – Chaperon Rouge et le Loup

• Interpolation: Pas de caractère – Cendrillon et Prince Fortuné

No.27 Pas berrichon – Le Petit Poucet, ses frères et l'Ogre

No.28 Grand pas de deux classique

a. Entrée

b. Grand adage

c. Variation du Prince Désiré

d. Variation d'Aurore (edited by Riccardo Drigo for the original production at Petipa's request)

e. Coda

No.29 Sarabande – quadrille pour Turcs, Éthiopiens, Africains et Américains

No.30-a Coda générale

No.30-b Apothéose – Apollon en costume de Louis XIV, éclairé par le soleil entouré des fées

Versions by other hands

Aurora's Wedding by Serge Diaghilev

In 1922, ballet impresario Serge Diaghilev arranged a 45-minute version of the final act for his Ballets Russes, entitled Aurora's Wedding. This abridged version has been recorded by conductor Leopold Stokowski, in one of his last performances, and by Charles Dutoit. Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev (Сергей Павлович Дягилев) (March 19, 1872 – August 19, 1929), often known as Serge, was a Russian ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes from which many famous dancers and choreographers would later arise. ... Léon Bakst: Firebird, Ballerina, 1910 There was also the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo from 1932 to 1963 The Ballets Russes was a ballet company established in 1909 by the Russian impresario Serge Diaghilev and resident first in the Théâtre Mogador and Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris... Leopold Stokowski (born Antoni StanisÅ‚aw BolesÅ‚awowicz April 18, 1882 in London, England, died September 13, 1977 in Nether Wallop, England) was the conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the NBC Symphony Orchestra, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and the Symphony of the Air. ... Charles Édouard Dutoit (born October 7, 1936) is a Swiss conductor. ...

The adaptation takes material from the Act I Introduction of the ballet and combines it with most of the final act, as well as other sections. The selections in this version are listed as follows:

1) Introduction (Prologue)

2) Polacca (Act 3)

3) Pas de Six (Prologue)

4) Scene; Danse des Duchesses; Danse des Marquises (Act 2)

5) Farandole; Danse - Tempo di Mazurka (Act 2)

6) Pas de Quatre (Act 3)

7) Pas de Caractere-Chaperone Rouge et la Loup (Act 3)

8) Pas de Quatre (Act 3)

9) Coda-The Three Ivans (Act 3)

10) Pas de Deux (Act 3)

11) Finale - Tempo di Mazurka; Apotheose (Act 3)

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Video Samples

Act III of the Kirov/Mariinsky Ballet's reconstruction of Petipa's original 1890 production of The Sleeping Beauty:

• Pt.1 March / Grand Procession of the Fairy Tales

• Pt.2 Pas de Quatre of the Precious Stones / Pas de Caractère: Puss in Boots & the White Cat

• Pt.3 Pas de Deux of the Bluebird & Princess Florine

• Pt.4 Pas de Caractère: Little Red Riding Hood / Pas de Caractère: Cinderella & Prince Fortuné / Pas Berrichon: Tom Thumb & the Ogre

• Pt.5 Grand Pas de Deux Classique

• The Sleeping Beauty - Choreography by Rudolf Nureyev

• The Ballet Soloist (aka Russian Ballerina) - 1947 Soviet musical film with scenes from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty. With subtitles in Esperanto.

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