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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
Medium
Medium (category)
Ballet 1
Connections

Created By

Michel Fokine, Artists
Source Le Spectre de la Rose (Wikipedia)

In Form

Ballet, Art Forms
Source Le Spectre de la Rose (Wikipedia)

In Genre

Dance, Art Forms
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
  • Lead section
    Le Spectre de la rose (The Spirit of the Rose) is a short ballet about a young girl who dreams of dancing with the spirit of a souvenir rose from her first ball.
  • In Group: Fairy Tale and Fantasy Ballets, Lead
    Le Spectre de la rose (The Spirit of the 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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