{"product_id":"15830-stravinsky-igor-autograph-musical-quotation-from-persephone","title":"Stravinsky, Igor. (1882–1971) Autograph Musical Quotation from \"Persephone\"","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eA brief autograph musical quotation from the important composer, who has penned two measures of a theme from his 1934 melodrama \u003ci style=\"\"\u003ePerséphone\u003c\/i\u003e, signed below, and dated Paris, January 16, 1936. The quotation is the opening of the tenor solo in Part II of the work, beginning with the text \"Perséphone confuse, se refuse à tout ce qui la seduit.\" Elegantly penned on a small card, in very fine condition. 5 x 3.25 inches (13 x 8.2 cm).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eStravinsky's\u003ci\u003e Perséphone\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003ci\u003emélodrame\u003c\/i\u003e for speaker, solo singers, chorus, dancers and orchestra with a libretto by André Gide. It was first performed under the direction of the composer at the Opéra in Paris, on 30 April 1934 in a double bill with the ballet \u003ci\u003eDiane de Poitiers\u003c\/i\u003e by Jacques Ibert. The premiere was staged by the ballet company of Ida Rubinstein, with Rubinstein herself dancing and speaking the part of Persephone and the tenor René Maison singing Eumolphe. The melodrama tells the story of Persephone's abduction to the Underworld and her rebirth, with the tenor soloist taking the part of Eumolphe (Eumolpus), the legendary Thracian bard.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093597638815,"sku":"15830","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Stravinsky_Persephone_AMQS_15830_01.jpg?v=1722189084","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/15830-stravinsky-igor-autograph-musical-quotation-from-persephone","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}