The Mariinsky Ballet Revives Florent Schmitt’s La Tragédie de Salomé

March 20, 2013 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Uncategorized | tagged Alberto Godas, Ballet, Ballets Russes, Boris Romanof, Christian Letschert, Classical Dance, Classical Music, Comoedia Illustre, Dance, Edmond Stoullig, Emil Faski, Exposition Universelle, Florent Schmitt, French Composers, George Antheil, Gertrude Prokosch, Gisela Deege, Grace Castagnetta, Inghelbrecht, J. Blake Scott, Josef Castle, Karsavina, Leon Bakst, Lisa Parnova, Lycette Darsonval, Manfred Taubert, Mariinsky, Marioara Trifan, Mir Iskusstva, Nenad Lhotka, Nicola Guerra, Olga Spessivtseva, Patrick Davin, Paulette Dynalix, Pia Mlakar, Pino Mlakar, Salome, Schmitt, Serge Diaghilev, Tamara Karsavina, Theatre des Arts, Tragedie de Salome, Trouhanova, Yvonne Daunt | 5 Comments

It’s been several decades since Florent Schmitt’s La Tragédie de Salomé was last presented as a ballet, even as it has been performed in the concert hall quite regularly. So it is nice to note that the Mariinsky Ballet of St. Petersburg, Russia is including Salomé as part of its 13th Annual Ballet Festival. The Mariinsky is also taking the production […]