Poster
1927 (printed)
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Poster for the second of three performances by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes [Balli Diaghilew] at La Scala, Milan on 12 January 1927. They were performing a triple bill of Cimarosiana, Le Lac des Cygnes [Swan Lake Act 2] and L'Oiseau de feu [Firebird]. In addition to giving information about the production and the seat prices, the poster also notes that there should be no standing in the stalls and that black suits should be worn in the stalls and circle.
At all three performances L’Oiseau de feu was performed. The cast was led by Olga Spessitseva in the title role with Serge Lifar as Ivan Tsarevitch. Lubov Tchernicheva was La Belle Tsarevna and George Balanchine as Kostcheï, the immortal.
At all three performances L’Oiseau de feu was performed. The cast was led by Olga Spessitseva in the title role with Serge Lifar as Ivan Tsarevitch. Lubov Tchernicheva was La Belle Tsarevna and George Balanchine as Kostcheï, the immortal.
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| Materials and techniques | Printed paper |
| Brief description | Poster advertising the appearance of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in Cimarosiana, Swan Lake and The Firebird, Scala Theatre, Milan, 12 January 1927. Letterpress, printed by S.E.S. Editions, Milan. |
| Physical description | Typographic poster in black typeface on buff-coloured paper with a black decorative foliate and stem border all around with a crowned shield top centre, within which is a red cross. Advertising the second appearance in Milan of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes with dancers including Danilova, Sokolova, Lifar, Balanchine and Idzikovsky, |
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| Marks and inscriptions | The female dancers are credited on the poster as as Lubov Tchernicheva, Lydia Sokolova, Alexandra Danilova, Vera Savina, Vera Petrova, Dora Vadimova, Natalie Branitska, Henriette Maikerska, Lubov Soumarokova, Tatiama Chiamié, and the male dancers as Léonide Massine, Léon Woizikovsky, Stanislas Idzikovsky, Serge Lifar, Thadée Slavinsky, Georges Balanchine, Constantin Tcherkas, Nicolas Efimow, Nicolas Kremnew and Richard Domansky.
Cimarociana had music by Domenico Cimarosa; scene design by Bakst, costume design by J.M. Sert and choreography by Massine. Le Lac des Cygnes had music by Tchaikovsky, design by C. Korovine, choreography by Marius Petipa, and L'Oiseau de Feu had music by Stravinsky, set and costume design by Natalia Goncharova, and choreography by Fokine. Credits are also given to Roger Désormière and Serge Grigorieff and John and Pericles Ansaldo. |
| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Object history | Poster bought with collection of Photographs of Stanislas Idzikowski |
| Summary | Poster for the second of three performances by Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes [Balli Diaghilew] at La Scala, Milan on 12 January 1927. They were performing a triple bill of Cimarosiana, Le Lac des Cygnes [Swan Lake Act 2] and L'Oiseau de feu [Firebird]. In addition to giving information about the production and the seat prices, the poster also notes that there should be no standing in the stalls and that black suits should be worn in the stalls and circle. At all three performances L’Oiseau de feu was performed. The cast was led by Olga Spessitseva in the title role with Serge Lifar as Ivan Tsarevitch. Lubov Tchernicheva was La Belle Tsarevna and George Balanchine as Kostcheï, the immortal. |
| Associated object | S.182-2008 (Object) |
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| Accession number | S.183-2008 |
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| Record created | July 3, 2008 |
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