La Sylphide
Text by Sho Suzuki Japanese
２acts
Choreography: Filippo Taglioni
Music: Jean Schneitzhoeffer
Libretto: Adolphe Nourrit, based on Charles Nodier's novel, Trilby ou le Lutin
d'Argail
Scenery: Pierre-Luc-Charles Ciceri
Costume: Eugene Lami
Premiere: Paris Opera, 12 March 1832
Principal dancers: Marie Taglioni, Joseph Mazilier
【M.Taglioni's major performances 】
1832.7.28. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
1837.9.18. Bolshoy Theatre, St Petersburg
1841.5.29. La Scala, Milan
【Versions after Taglioni 】
1835.5.28. Staged by Antoine Titus, Bolshoy Theatre, St Petersburg
1837 Genoa, 1837 Florence, 1838 Venice, 1839Turin,1841 Milan, Staged by Antonio Cortesi
1892.1.19. Freely adapted and staged by Marius Petipa. Maryinsky Theatre, St Petersburg
【Reconsuructions of Tagliogni Version 】
1946.6.15. Theatre du Champs-Elysee, Reconstruction by V.Gsovsky
scenery: Serebriakov, costume: Berard, danced by Vyroubova and Petit
1972.1.1 French National TV, Reconstruction by Pierre Lacotte. Dansed by Thesmar and Denard
1972.6.7. Reconsturuction by Lacotte went into repertoire of Paris Opera, danced by Pontois, Atanasoff
Bournonville Version (Sylfiden)
Choreography: August Bournonville
Music: Herman Lovenskjold
Scenery: Christian F. Christensen
Premiere: 1836.11.28. Royal Theatre, Copenhagen
Principal Dancers: Lucile Grahn, Bournonville
【Major performances outside Denmark】
1953.12.9.Staged by H.Lande for the de Cuevas Ballet. Empire Theatre, Paris
Same production: Milan in 1962, Netherland in 1963, Texas USA by ABT in 1964.
1960.2.2. Staged by E.M.von Rosen for the Scandinavian Ballet. in Sweden.
1960.7.20. Same production by Royal Ballet of England at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London.
1964.12.31. Staged by Erik Bruhn for the National Ballet of Canada in Tronto. Danced by Smith, Bruhn.
1966.3.24. Same production for Roma Opera. Danced by Fracci and Nureyev.
1968.6.3. Same production in Stockholm, danced by Anderson and Hogbom.
1967.8.15.Staged by Brenaa and Flindt. for the Danish Royal Ballet.
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