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Quelques scènes du Bal masqué, ballet de Mr. L. Henry, représenté pour la première fois à Milan, dans le Carnaval de 1830
- Title
- Quelques scènes du Bal masqué, ballet de Mr. L. Henry, représenté pour la première fois à Milan, dans le Carnaval de 1830 [graphic].
- Publication
- Paris : Marchands d'Estampes, 1833.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Still image | Supervised use | *MGZFE Del Que 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Still image | Supervised use | *MGZFY Anon Que 1-2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Details
- Description
- 1 print : lithograph, b&w; 35 x 47 cm.
- Summary
- The central section of this print is crammed with figures dressed in fanciful costumes for a masquerade, gathered in a ballroom under two chandeliers. This scene is framed on three sides by a procession of additional costumed figures. A long paragraph below the title accuses the choreographer Filippo Taglioni (father of the famous ballerina Marie Taglioni) of plagiarizing choreography by Louis Henry, including the dances in the masked ball from Daniel Auber's opera Gustave III, produced at the Paris Opéra in 1833.
- Alternative Title
- Bal masqué
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Lithographs.
- Note
- Caption title.
- Printed below title: Copie exacte d'un dessin qui a paru à Milan en 1830, après les premières représentations du Ballet de Mr. L. Henry.
- Lith. Delaunois.
- At lower right: (1er Novembre 1833.)
- Two unmatted prints under call number *MGZFY Anon Que 1-2. One matted print under call number *MGZFE Del Que 1.
- Source (note)
- Lillian Moore.
- Biography (note)
- Louis Henry, born in France, spent most of his career in Italy. His ballet La festa da ballo in maschera, the subject and bone of contention of this print, was first presented at La Scala, Milan, in 1829. This ballet and Auber's opera both were apparently based on the same historical event, the attempt to assassinate Gustavus III, king of Sweden, at a masked ball in 1792. This story is probably most familiar today through Giuseppe Verdi's opera Un ballo in maschera (1859).
- Call Number
- *MGZFY Anon Que 1-2
- OCLC
- 825124405
- Title
- Quelques scènes du Bal masqué, ballet de Mr. L. Henry, représenté pour la première fois à Milan, dans le Carnaval de 1830 [graphic].
- Imprint
- Paris : Marchands d'Estampes, 1833.
- Biography
- Louis Henry, born in France, spent most of his career in Italy. His ballet La festa da ballo in maschera, the subject and bone of contention of this print, was first presented at La Scala, Milan, in 1829. This ballet and Auber's opera both were apparently based on the same historical event, the attempt to assassinate Gustavus III, king of Sweden, at a masked ball in 1792. This story is probably most familiar today through Giuseppe Verdi's opera Un ballo in maschera (1859).
- Local Note
- Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.Library holds two copies of the print.
- Source
- One copy of print Gift; Lillian Moore.
- Added Author
- Moore, Lillian. Donor
- Research Call Number
- *MGZFY Anon Que 1-2