{"product_id":"15024-ballets-russes-nijinsky-waslaw-original-1913-monte-carlo-program","title":"[Ballets Russes] Nijinsky, Waslaw. (1889-1950) Original 1913 Monte Carlo Program","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eOriginal program from an April 13, 1913 performance of the Ballets Russes at the Theatre de Monte-Carlo. The cast included Nijinsky in \u003ci\u003eLe Spectre de la Rose\u003c\/i\u003e, Adolf Bohn in \u003ci\u003eCleopatre\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFirebird\u003c\/i\u003e, Lydia Kyasht as the Firebird, and Enrico Cecchetti, Alexander Gavrilov and Bronislava Nijinska, conducted by Pierre Monteux and Michel Steimann. 3 pp. with insert leaf containing the \"Arguments\" to the ballets. 7.25 x 11 inches (18.7 x 27.6 cm).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eBased on a poem by Théophile Gautier, and choreographed by Michel Fokine to the music of Carl Maria von Weber's piano work \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eAufforderung zum Tanz, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci style=\"\"\u003eLe Spectre de la Rose \u003c\/i\u003epremiered in Monte Carlo on 19 April 1911 and was an immediate success. Particularly celebrated was Nijinsky's huge leap through one of two large windows at the back of the stage, behind which he was caught by four stagehands. This performance in Monte Carlo, featuring \u003ci\u003eSpectre\u003c\/i\u003e and several other favorite ballets, came shortly before a momentous Paris season for the Ballets Russes: in May 1913 they would premiere both \u003ci\u003eJeux\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLe Sacre du Printemps. \u003c\/i\u003eShortly thereafter, Vaslav Nijinsky married Romola de Pulszky while on tour in Buenos Aires; Diaghilev fired him from the company in late 1913.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093569392799,"sku":"15024","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Ballets_Russes_Prog_15024_001.jpg?v=1722188904","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/15024-ballets-russes-nijinsky-waslaw-original-1913-monte-carlo-program","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}