La Fiancée de Tsar and Petrushka
Poster
1930 (printed)
1930 (printed)
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Poster for La Fiancée de Tsar and Petrushka (transliterated here as Petrouchka) at Théâtre des Champs-Élyssés, December 1930.
The Poster announces performances at the Théâtre des Champs-Élyssés, Paris on Wednesday 3, Friday 5 and Sunday 7 December 1930 all at 20.15. The Programme consisted of the three-act opera La Fiancée de Tsar by Rimsky Korsakov starring Mmes Z. Lissitschrina, M. Marcovitch, S. Jacovleva, A. Antonovitch, M. Maslova, E. Ravskaya and MMs C. Kaydanoff, G. Jurenieff, M. Gitovsky, G. Pozemkovsky, N. Lavretzky, M. Mikwitz and G. Saltzevitch. The production was staged by Georges Komaroff, had choreography by Bronislava Nijinska and designs by Ivan Bilibine (sets executed by C. Popoff) and the orchestra was conducted by Michel Steiman.
It was twinned with Petrouchka with music by Igor Stravinsky, choreography by Bronislava Nijinska designed by Alexandre Benois. Top billing is given to Nijinska as the Ballerina and Alexandra Balachova as the lead nursemaid (Balachova was the company’s ballerina) Eugène Lapitzky as Petrouchka and Serge Unger as the Moor appear in a smaller typeface. The stage management is names along with the scenic artist, Oreste Allegri, and costume-maker Karinska. The poster also notes the directors of the company are Prince A. Zereteli and W de Basil.
The Poster announces performances at the Théâtre des Champs-Élyssés, Paris on Wednesday 3, Friday 5 and Sunday 7 December 1930 all at 20.15. The Programme consisted of the three-act opera La Fiancée de Tsar by Rimsky Korsakov starring Mmes Z. Lissitschrina, M. Marcovitch, S. Jacovleva, A. Antonovitch, M. Maslova, E. Ravskaya and MMs C. Kaydanoff, G. Jurenieff, M. Gitovsky, G. Pozemkovsky, N. Lavretzky, M. Mikwitz and G. Saltzevitch. The production was staged by Georges Komaroff, had choreography by Bronislava Nijinska and designs by Ivan Bilibine (sets executed by C. Popoff) and the orchestra was conducted by Michel Steiman.
It was twinned with Petrouchka with music by Igor Stravinsky, choreography by Bronislava Nijinska designed by Alexandre Benois. Top billing is given to Nijinska as the Ballerina and Alexandra Balachova as the lead nursemaid (Balachova was the company’s ballerina) Eugène Lapitzky as Petrouchka and Serge Unger as the Moor appear in a smaller typeface. The stage management is names along with the scenic artist, Oreste Allegri, and costume-maker Karinska. The poster also notes the directors of the company are Prince A. Zereteli and W de Basil.
Object details
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| Title | La Fiancée de Tsar and Petrushka (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Red printers’ ink on white paper. |
| Brief description | Poster for La Fiancée de Tsar and Petrushka (transliterated here as Petrouchka) at the Theatre des Champs-Elysses, Paris, December 1930 |
| Physical description | Poster for La Fiancée de Tsar and Petrouchka at Théâtre des Champs-Élyssés, Paris, December 1930. Poster printed in red ink on cream-white paper announcing three performances by the Opera Russe a Paris of the opera and ballet programme on 3, 5, 7 December 1930. The poster includes the company’s logo of a knight on horseback. |
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| Summary | Poster for La Fiancée de Tsar and Petrushka (transliterated here as Petrouchka) at Théâtre des Champs-Élyssés, December 1930. The Poster announces performances at the Théâtre des Champs-Élyssés, Paris on Wednesday 3, Friday 5 and Sunday 7 December 1930 all at 20.15. The Programme consisted of the three-act opera La Fiancée de Tsar by Rimsky Korsakov starring Mmes Z. Lissitschrina, M. Marcovitch, S. Jacovleva, A. Antonovitch, M. Maslova, E. Ravskaya and MMs C. Kaydanoff, G. Jurenieff, M. Gitovsky, G. Pozemkovsky, N. Lavretzky, M. Mikwitz and G. Saltzevitch. The production was staged by Georges Komaroff, had choreography by Bronislava Nijinska and designs by Ivan Bilibine (sets executed by C. Popoff) and the orchestra was conducted by Michel Steiman. It was twinned with Petrouchka with music by Igor Stravinsky, choreography by Bronislava Nijinska designed by Alexandre Benois. Top billing is given to Nijinska as the Ballerina and Alexandra Balachova as the lead nursemaid (Balachova was the company’s ballerina) Eugène Lapitzky as Petrouchka and Serge Unger as the Moor appear in a smaller typeface. The stage management is names along with the scenic artist, Oreste Allegri, and costume-maker Karinska. The poster also notes the directors of the company are Prince A. Zereteli and W de Basil. |
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| Accession number | S.33-2016 |
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