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Le Spectre de la Rose

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Le Spectre de la Rose is a short ballet about a young girl who dreams of dancing with the spirit of a souvenir rose from her first ball. The ballet was written by Jean-Louis Vaudoyer, who based the story on a verse by Theophile Gautier, and used the music of Carl Maria von Weber piano piece Aufforderung zum Tanz as orchestrated by Hector Berlioz.

Facts
Year Created
1911 1
Medium
Ballet 1
Location
The Young Girl's Bedroom, about 1830 1
Classification
Genre
Dance 1
Connections

Created By

Michel Fokine, Artists
Source Le Spectre de la Rose (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Le Spectre de la Rose (Wikipedia)
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  • lead section
    The ballet premiered in Monte Carlo on 19 April 1911, produced by the Ballets Russes ballet company.
  • lead paragraph
    is a short ballet about a young girl who dreams of dancing with the spirit of a souvenir rose from her first ball.
  • infobox, setting field
    The Young Girl's Bedroom, about 1830
  • Genre reference
    Le Spectre de la Rose is a short ballet about a young girl who dreams of dancing with the spirit of a souvenir rose from her first ball.
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