Télémaque dans l'île de Calypso is a French ballet-pantomime created in 1790 by Pierre Gardel and performed at the Opéra de Paris.
| Télémaque dans l'île de Calypso | |
|---|---|
| Native title | Télémaque dans l'île de Calypso |
| Choreographer | Pierre Gardel |
| Music | Ernest-Louis Miller |
| Premiere | 23 February 1790 Opéra de Paris |
| Genre | Pantomime |
| Type | Ballet |
Background
editThe ballet Télémaque dans l'île de Calypso was presented in three acts by Pierre Gardel with music composed by Ernest-Louis Miller (Müller). Gardel developed the choreography.[1]
On 23 February 1790, Télémaque dans l'île de Calypso was premiered at the Opéra de Paris. Remaining in the repertoire, it ran from 23 February 1790, to 24 November 1866, totaling thirty-six years.[2] Gardel's ability to combine character-driven pantomime with dance and the ballet's execution received contemporary praise.[3]
Characters
editThe main roles of Gardel's ballet were entrusted to artists such as:
- Miss Saulnier as Calypso
- Miss de Ligny as Venus
- Miss Chameroy as Love
- Mr. Huard as Minerva
- Pierre Gardel as Telemachus[2]
References
edit- ^ Pitou, Spire. “Télémaque dans l’île de Calypso.” In (Ed.), The Paris Opéra: An encyclopedia of operas, ballets, composers, and performers (2016–). Article first published 1985. Retrieved from https://rme.rilm.org/rme/stable/526276
- ^ a b Bibliothèque musicale du Théatre de l'opéra: Catalogue historique, chronologique, anecdotique, publié sous les auspices du Ministère de l'instruction publique et des beaux-arts et rédigé par Théodore de Lajarte ... Avec portraits gravés à l'eau-forte par Le Rat .... (1878). France: Librairie des bibliophiles.
- ^ Guide du concert et des théâtres liriques. (1910). France: Isabelle legros..