Kalkabrino
| Kalkabrino | |
|---|---|
| Choreographer | Marius Petipa |
| Music | Léon Minkus |
| Premiere |
-February 13, 1891 (Julian calendar) -February 25, 1891 (Gregorian calendar) Imperial Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Original ballet company | Imperial Russian Ballet |
| Characters |
-Cigala -Kalkabrino -Marietta/Draginiatza -Olivier -René, Marietta's father -Reuben |
Kalkabrino is a ballet in three acts/three scenes, with choreography by Marius Petipa and music by Léon Minkus.
Première performance
The ballet was first presented by the Imperial Russian Ballet on February 13, 1891, on the Julian calendar (February, 25, 1891, on the Gregorian calendar), at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Première principal dancers
The principal dancers at the première were:
- Carlotta Brianza — as Marietta/Draginiatza
- Enrico Cecchetti — as Reuben
- Pavel Gerdt — as Kalkabrino
- Felix Kschessinsky — as René, Marietta's father
- Nikolai Legat — as Olivier
- Marie Petipa — as Cigala
Production notes
- This work was not produced with the participation of Minkus, who had already retired to Vienna in 1886. Instead, the score was a pastiche of airs extracted from several ballets.
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