Gaîté Parisienne
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Gaîté Parisienne (literally, "Parisian Gaiety") is a 1938 ballet choreographed by Léonide Massine (1896–1979) to music by Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880) arranged and orchestrated many decades later by Manuel Rosenthal (1904–2003) in collaboration with Jacques Brindejonc-Offenbach, the composer's nephew.[1] With a libretto and décor by Comte Étienne de Beaumont and costumes executed by Barbara Karinska, it was first presented by the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo at the Théâtre de Monte Carlo on 5 April 1938.[2][3]
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Gaîté Parisienne | |
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Choreographer | Léonide Massine |
Music | Jacques Offenbach Manuel Rosenthal (orchestration) Jacques Brindejonc-Offenbach (orchestration) |
Libretto | Comte Étienne de Beaumont |
Premiere | 5 April 1938 Théâtre de Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Original ballet company | Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo |
Characters | Glove Seller Flower Girl La Lionne The Baron The Officer The Peruvian |
Design | Comte Étienne de Beaumont (décor) Barbara Karinska (costumes) |
Setting | Paris |
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