List of Firebird casts
The Firebird is a ballet composed by Igor Stravinsky, in close collaboration with the choreographer Michel Fokine, commissioned by Serge Diaghilev for his Ballets Russes in 1910. The ballet was premiered by the Ballets Russes in Paris on 25 June 1910, conducted by Gabriel Pierné.[1]
Premiere production
| Role | Premiere cast[2] Paris, 25 June 1910 (Choreographer: Michel Fokine) (Scenery and Costumes: Alexander Golovin & Léon Bakst) (Conductor: Gabriel Pierné) |
|---|---|
| Firebird | Tamara Karsavina |
| Ivan Tsarevich | Michel Fokine |
| Kaschei, the Immortal | Alexey Bulgakov (ru: Алексей Дмитриевич Булгаков) |
| The Beautiful Tsarevna | Vera Fokina |
NYCB revivals
1949
George Balanchine staged the ballet for the New York City Ballet with Maria Tallchief as the Firebird, with scenery and costumes by Marc Chagall, and was performed in repertory until 1965.
1970
The ballet was restaged by Balanchine and Jerome Robbins with elaborated scenery by Chagall and with new costumes by Karinska based on Chagall's for the 1972 Stravinsky Festival.
2009 Saratoga Springs
first cast
second cast
2010 Winter
- t.b.a.
References
- ↑ Stephen Walsh: 'Stravinsky, Igor', Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (accessed 1 April 2008), <http://www.grovemusic.com>
- ↑ Beaumont, Cyril W. Complete Book of Ballets London: Putnam, 1951
External links
- Balanchine Foundation website
- Balanchine Trust website
- NYCB website
- Robbins Foundation and Trust website
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