Cimarosiana
Photograph
1925 (photographed)
1925 (photographed)
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Signed photograph dated 1925 by her of Vera Nemchinova in Cimarosiana, performed by the Ballets Russes, Monte Carlo, 1925. The ballet was choreographed by Léonide Massine to music by Domenico Cimarosa, with scenery and costume design by José-Maria Sert. Numa Blanc photographed Ballets Russes dancers in Monte Carlo. Nemchinova danced the pas de deux from 1925.
In 1924 the dances from the third scene of the opera l'Astuzie femminili, set on a terrace overlooking Rome, were first performed as an independant divertissement (without the opera). It was first presented in Monte Carlo on 8 January 1924 under the cumbersome title Ballet de l'Astuzie femminili but by the April performances in Barcelona it became Cimarosiana.
Cimarosiana became a popular ballet remaining in the repertory until the final performance by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, offering opportunities to many dancers.
In 1924 the dances from the third scene of the opera l'Astuzie femminili, set on a terrace overlooking Rome, were first performed as an independant divertissement (without the opera). It was first presented in Monte Carlo on 8 January 1924 under the cumbersome title Ballet de l'Astuzie femminili but by the April performances in Barcelona it became Cimarosiana.
Cimarosiana became a popular ballet remaining in the repertory until the final performance by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, offering opportunities to many dancers.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Cimarosiana (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photograph on card |
| Brief description | Photograph by Numa-Blanc of Vera Nemchinova in Cimarosiana, performed by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, 1925 |
| Physical description | Signed studio photograph of Vera Nemchinova in Cimarosiana. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Yours sincerely
Vera Nemtchinova
7.1.25 (signed in ink) |
| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Summary | Signed photograph dated 1925 by her of Vera Nemchinova in Cimarosiana, performed by the Ballets Russes, Monte Carlo, 1925. The ballet was choreographed by Léonide Massine to music by Domenico Cimarosa, with scenery and costume design by José-Maria Sert. Numa Blanc photographed Ballets Russes dancers in Monte Carlo. Nemchinova danced the pas de deux from 1925. In 1924 the dances from the third scene of the opera l'Astuzie femminili, set on a terrace overlooking Rome, were first performed as an independant divertissement (without the opera). It was first presented in Monte Carlo on 8 January 1924 under the cumbersome title Ballet de l'Astuzie femminili but by the April performances in Barcelona it became Cimarosiana. Cimarosiana became a popular ballet remaining in the repertory until the final performance by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, offering opportunities to many dancers. |
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| Accession number | S.447-2017 |
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| Record created | August 7, 2017 |
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