The Pharaoh’s Daughter - the Golden Ballet of the St. Petersburg Repertoire
Abstract
One of the most ambitious ballets of its time, The Pharaoh’s Daughter (1862), turned out to be «golden» for the Direction of Imperial Theaters. The surviving financial documents of the 1860s illustrate the scale of the investments made in the production, and demonstrate its importance for the Direction. The performance was also «golden» for its author, choreographer Marius Petipa. The success of The Pharaoh’s Daughter brought him not only recognition, but also the post of the Imperial Theaters’ choreographer with a corresponding increase in salary. This ballet was «golden», dear to the heart, and for the artists. For sixty six years of its stage life, the production remained a favorite for many of the dancers involved in it, and very often they chose The Pharaoh’s Daughter for their benefit performances. The press has preserved evidence for luxury of the golden (in the literal sense of the word) gifts it brought to the beneficiaries.
About the Author
O. N. Makarova
The Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Cand. Sci. (Arts)
48, Moika Emb., St. Petersburg, 191186
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Makarova O.N. The Pharaoh’s Daughter - the Golden Ballet of the St. Petersburg Repertoire. Bulletin of Vaganova Ballet Academy. 2021;(6):33-44. (In Russ.)
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