Beau Danube
Beau Danube (originally Le beau Danube bleu for On the beautiful blue Danube ) is the title of a ballet in one act by Léonide Massine ( libretto and choreography ) that premiered on May 17, 1924 at the Théâtre de la Cigale, Paris. Music: Johann Strauss (arranged by Roger Désormière ), set design: Wladimir Polunin (based on Constantin Guys ), costumes: Comte Étienne de Beaumont.
action
»The dance character comedy, which was very successful at the time, takes place in the Vienna Prater around 1860, where a flirtation occurs between a well-protected young girl and a dashing hussar . A spirited street dancer bursts into this love affair, the officer's ex-mistress. In the end there is a middle-class engagement. "
reception
Adopted into the repertoire of the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo on April 15, 1933. »With this work, Léonide Massine conquered the whole world. [...] This ballet remained uninterrupted in the repertoire of the Russian ballet during its tours all over the world. Alexandra Danilowa as the dancer and Tatjana Riabuschinskaja as the daughter have become internationally famous with these roles. «Among the later performances, the one by Waslaw Orlikowsky in Basel in 1961 under the title Wiener G'schichten is worth mentioning.
Individual evidence
- ^ Horst Koegler , Helmut Günther : Reclams Ballettlexikon. Philipp Reclam jun. Stuttgart 1984, p. 52.
- ↑ Hartmut Regitz, Otto Friedrich Regner, Heinz-Ludwig Schneider: Reclams Ballettführer . 9th throughout and additional Ed., Philipp Reclam jun. Stuttgart 1985, p. 76.