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Article The Firebird (ballet in one act and one tableux)

Music by Igor Stravinsky; libretto by Michel Fokine; sets by Aleksandr Golovin, with additional costumes by Léon Bakst; premiere on 25 June 1910, Théâtre National de l’Opéra, Paris. [The work was restaged in 1926 with sets and costumes by Natalia Goncharova.]

Stung by criticism from the Paris critics that claimed Diaghilev produced well-danced ballets with exotic décors and costumes, but with no comparable innovative music component, he turned to the young composer Igor Stravinsky. The Firebird represented Stravinsky’s first commission from the Ballets Russes and proved to be the catalyst that began his ascent to international acclaim. The ballet is considered to be one of Michel Fokine’s best choreographies and one of Diaghilev’s most successful collaborative efforts.

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Title

  • The Firebird (ballet in one act and one tableux)

Names

  • Stravinsky, Igor -- 1882-1971 (composer)
  • Fokine, Michel (librettist)
  • Golovin, Aleksandr (set_designer)
  • Bakst, Léon -- 1866-1924 (costume_designer)
  • Fokine, Michel (choreographer)

Created / Published

  • Théâtre National de l’Opéra, Paris, 25 June 1910.

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  • -  Songs and Music

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  • article

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Chicago citation style:

Stravinsky, Igor, Michel Fokine, Aleksandr Golovin, Léon Bakst, and Michel Fokine. TheFirebird ballet in one act and one tableux. Théâtre National de l'Opéra, Paris, 25 June, 1910. Web.. https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200185196/.

APA citation style:

Stravinsky, I., Fokine, M., Golovin, A., Bakst, L. & Fokine, M. (1910) TheFirebird ballet in one act and one tableux. Théâtre National de l'Opéra, Paris, 25 June. [Web.] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200185196/.

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Stravinsky, Igor, et al. TheFirebird ballet in one act and one tableux. Théâtre National de l'Opéra, Paris, 25 June, 1910. Web.. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200185196/>.