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Le Corsaire is a ballet typically presented in three acts, with a libretto originally created by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges loosely based on the poem The Corsair by Lord Byron.
Jun 22, 2017 · From Samara Opera and Ballet Theatre, October 2014Alexander Shameyev - conductorVasily Medvedev - choreography after Marius Petipa
Apr 11, 2018 · Le Corsaire. Choreography by Konstantin Sergeyev. after Marius Petipa. Staging by Anna-Marie Holmes after Petipa and Sergeyev. Music by Adolphe Adam, Césare Pugni, Léo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo, and Prince Oldenbourg. Music Re-orchestrated by Kevin Galie. Libretto by Jules-Henri de Saint-Georges and Joseph Mazilier.
Rent Le Corsaire on Ballet on Demand. Travel to a faraway land for the adventures of a dashing pirate, Conrad, and his feisty girlfriend Medora. Will they outfox evil schemers and find happiness on the high seas?
Oct 28, 2019 · The characters in Le Corsaire include pirates, odalisques (harem girls) and slave dealers. Inspired by Lord Byron’s poem The Corsair published in 1814, it is set in a bazaar, a pirates’ lair and an opulent palace.
The Pirate/Le Corsaire belongs to the opus of old, grandiose ballet productions of the 19th century and possesses all the elements necessary for success and longevity, despite the passage of time and new tendencies in the sphere of art.
With fairytale-like staging and a "Pas de deux" that made Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn a legend and always awaited in the ballet galas, Le Corsaire is considered a choreographic milestone...
May 18, 2015 · Le Corsaire, with its assemblage of parody, comedy, bombast in a loose collection of variations and pas de deux – has something of the vaudeville. It is viscerally exciting but rather emotionally hollow unless it has a genuine narrative anchor.
Set out on a breathless adventure with Le Corsaire by Philadelphia Ballet. Inspired by a poem, this performance blends love and pirates on the high seas.
Le Corsaire, with choreography by Joseph Mazilier, received its world premiere at the Theatre Imperial de l’Opera, Paris on January 23, 1856 danced in the presence of the Emperor Napoleon III, by Carolina Rosati (Medora), and M. Segarelli (Conrad).
