La Rose, la violette et le papillon
- La Rose, la violette et le papillon
"La Rose, la violette et le papillon" ("The Rose, the Violet, and the Butterfly") is a ballet "divertissement" in one act, with choreography by Marius Petipa, and music by Prince Pyotr Georgievich of Oldenburg (a.k.a. Prince Oldenburg). The libretto was by Jules Perrot.
First presented by the Imperial Ballet on OldStyleDate|20 October|1857|8 October. , for the Imperial court at the theatre of Tsarskoe Selo, St. Petersburg, Russia, a second premiere was given by the Imperial Ballet on OldStyleDate|1 November|1857|20 October. at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia. The Principal Dancers were Mariia Surovshchikova-Petipa (the Rose), Matil'da Madaeva (the Violet), and Marfa Muravieva (as the Butterfly).
Plot outline
A rose and a violet have both become enamoured by a gorgeous butterfly who flutters around them, paying court to their sweet embrace. The blossoms attempt to succeed the other with their floral charms, however at the end of these proceedings, the butterfly chooses to fly away rather than exclude one over the other.
Trivia
*When this ballet was given its second premiere at the St. Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre October 20/November 1, 1857, the choreography was incorrectly credited to the Balletmaster Jules Perrot in the theatre program.
*Music from this ballet was interpolated into Petipa and Perrot's 1858 revival of "Le Corsaire", in which it was titled the "Pas d'Esclave". The piece has remained a part of the performance tradition of "Le Corsaire" to the present day.
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