A gold rush on the ballet stage, or a performance, Maria Petipa’s benefit that did not take place
Abstract
The article introduces for the first time into scientific circulation the libretto of the failed ballet by V. Langammer In the New World, stored in the Russian State Historical Archive. The ballet was supposed to be staged in 1895 and was supposed to be timed to coincide with the benefit of Maria Mariusovna Petipa on the stage of the Mariinsky Theater. The possible reasons for the ballet theater's appeal to an atypical plot for it – the gold rush in Mexico ‒ are revealed. An analysis of the mounting materials for the play at the end of the 19th century shows that they showed the features of the nascent directing. The author comes to the conclusion that the ballet should have been staged by Marius Ivanovich Petipa, and suggests that the production did not take place.
About the Author
E. N. Baiguzina
Vaganova Ballet Academy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Cand. Sci. (Arts), Ass. Prof.
2, Zodchego Rossi St., Saint Petersburg, 191023
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For citations:
Baiguzina E.N. A gold rush on the ballet stage, or a performance, Maria Petipa’s benefit that did not take place. Bulletin of Vaganova Ballet Academy. 2025;(3):24-39. (In Russ.)
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