Ode (ballet)
| Ode | |
|---|---|
| Choreographer | Léonide Massine |
| Music | Nicolas Nabokov |
| Based on | verses by Mikhail Lomonosov, libretto by Boris Kochno |
| Premiere | 6 June 1928 Sarah Bernhardt Theater, Paris |
| Original ballet company | Ballets Russes |
| Design | Pavel Tchelitchew (set design), (light projection) |
| Genre | ballet-oratorio |
Ode is a ballet-oratorio by Nicolas Nabokov, first major musical work by composer. Was created for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, choreography by Léonide Massine, scenario by Boris Kochno (based on verses of Mikhail Lomonosov Evening meditation on God's majesty on the occasion of the great northern lights), stage designe by Pavel Tchelitchew, light projections by . The ballet was premiered on June 6, 1928 in Paris, at the Sarah Bernhardt Theater. The orchestra was conducted by Roger Désormière.
- Apprentice (Poet and Glare of Light) – Serge Lifar
- Nature – Irina Bellin (Beliankina, niece of Igor Stravinsky)
- Participants in the Festival of Nature – Felia Doubrovska, , Alexandra Danilova, Léonide Massine, , , Leon Woizikovsky.
Literature[]
- Norton L. Léonid Massine and 20th Century Ballet. McFarland & Company, 2004
Categories:
- 1928 ballet premieres
- Ballets by Léonide Massine
- Ballets Russes productions
- Ballets based on literature