Thamar
Photograph
1930s (photographed)
1930s (photographed)
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Studio photograph of Lubov Tchernicheva in Thamar, performed by Colonel W. de Basil's Ballets Russes. The music was by Mily Balakirev and the choreography by Mikhail Fokine, with costumes designed by Leon Bakst.
Thamar was first performed by Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes on 20 May 1912 at the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, and in London on 12 June 1912 at the Royal Opera House. It remained in the company’s repertoire until 1929 and was revived for Colonel de Basil's Ballets Russes. Lubov Tchernicheva inherited Karsavina's role and made the part very much her own.
The ballet, inspired by a poem by Lermontov and Balakirev's score, tells of Thamar, Queen of Georgia, who lures strangers to her castle above the Dariel Gorge and after a night of passion kills them. As the Pall Mall Gazette claimed ‘It is a terrible dream of Eastern lust, a barbaric swirl of music colour, and life'.
Thamar was first performed by Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes on 20 May 1912 at the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, and in London on 12 June 1912 at the Royal Opera House. It remained in the company’s repertoire until 1929 and was revived for Colonel de Basil's Ballets Russes. Lubov Tchernicheva inherited Karsavina's role and made the part very much her own.
The ballet, inspired by a poem by Lermontov and Balakirev's score, tells of Thamar, Queen of Georgia, who lures strangers to her castle above the Dariel Gorge and after a night of passion kills them. As the Pall Mall Gazette claimed ‘It is a terrible dream of Eastern lust, a barbaric swirl of music colour, and life'.
Object details
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| Title | Thamar (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photograph on card |
| Brief description | Photograph by Claude Harris of Lubov Tchernicheva in Thamar, performed by Colonel W. de Basil's Ballets Russes, 1930s |
| Physical description | Studio photograph of Lubov Tchernicheva in Thamar, performed by Colonel W. de Basil's Ballets Russes, 1930s. The image is a head and shoulders portrait of Tchernicheva, looking up and clutching her throat. |
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| Credit line | Cyril W. Beaumont Bequest |
| Summary | Studio photograph of Lubov Tchernicheva in Thamar, performed by Colonel W. de Basil's Ballets Russes. The music was by Mily Balakirev and the choreography by Mikhail Fokine, with costumes designed by Leon Bakst. Thamar was first performed by Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes on 20 May 1912 at the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, and in London on 12 June 1912 at the Royal Opera House. It remained in the company’s repertoire until 1929 and was revived for Colonel de Basil's Ballets Russes. Lubov Tchernicheva inherited Karsavina's role and made the part very much her own. The ballet, inspired by a poem by Lermontov and Balakirev's score, tells of Thamar, Queen of Georgia, who lures strangers to her castle above the Dariel Gorge and after a night of passion kills them. As the Pall Mall Gazette claimed ‘It is a terrible dream of Eastern lust, a barbaric swirl of music colour, and life'. |
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| Accession number | S.206-2017 |
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| Record created | August 2, 2017 |
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