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Opera Russe a Paris, 1930

Poster
1930 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster advertising the Opera Russe à Paris in a season at the Theatre des Champs-Elysses, 17 May - 1 July 1930, with performances of Prince Igor designed by Bilibine on 17-18 May and 20-21 May, Ruslan and Ludmila designed by Boris Bilinsky on 24-25 May and Sadko designed by Alexandre Benois on 7 June. The poster lists many of the key personel for each production and notes that Bronislava Nijinska is the Ballet mistress with Alexandra Balashova as ballerina. The dances in Prince Igor are credited to Mikhail Fokine. The Opera Russe à Paris was run by Prince Zeroteli nd Vassily de Basil.

Object details

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Object type
TitleOpera Russe a Paris, 1930 (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed paper
Brief description
Poster advertising the Opera Russe à Paris in a season at the Theatre des Champs-Elysses, 17 May - 1 July 1930, with performances of Prince Igor on 17-18 May and 20-21 May, Ruslan and Ludmila on 24-25 May and Sadko on 7 June
Physical description
Large poster advertising the Opera Russe à Paris in a season at the Theatre des Champs-Elysses, 17 May - 1 July, with performances of Prince Igor on 17-18 May and 20-21 May, Ruslan and Ludmila on 24-25 May and Sadko on 7 June. Typographic, with lettering in red and green within a green border.
Summary
Poster advertising the Opera Russe à Paris in a season at the Theatre des Champs-Elysses, 17 May - 1 July 1930, with performances of Prince Igor designed by Bilibine on 17-18 May and 20-21 May, Ruslan and Ludmila designed by Boris Bilinsky on 24-25 May and Sadko designed by Alexandre Benois on 7 June. The poster lists many of the key personel for each production and notes that Bronislava Nijinska is the Ballet mistress with Alexandra Balashova as ballerina. The dances in Prince Igor are credited to Mikhail Fokine. The Opera Russe à Paris was run by Prince Zeroteli nd Vassily de Basil.
Collection
Accession number
S.127-2019

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Record createdApril 4, 2019
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