The Revolt of the Harem is a ballet created and performed in the 1830s.
| The Revolt of the Harem | |
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| Native title | La Révolte au sérail |
| Choreographer | Filippo Taglioni |
| Libretto | Alfred Bunn |
| Premiere | 12 April 1833 |
Background
editThe ballet was originally produced by Taglioni of the l'Academie Royale á Paris under the title La Révolte au sérail. Premiering in Paris on April 12, 1833, Filippo Taglioni's work was later adapted, restaged, and renamed for English audiences by Alfred Bunn (the Manager of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden) to draw English audiences. The 1834 season in London saw 43 sold-out performances.[1]
Princess Victoria attended a performance of The Revolt of the Harem at the Covent Garden Theatre on February 11, 1834.[2]
The ballet debuted in America at Niblo's Garden on July 8, 1844, directed by William Mitchell.[3]
Plot
editThe Revolt of the Harem depicts women revolting from a harem in Muslim Granada.
References
edit- ^ ENGELHARDT, M. (2015). The Revolt of the Harem on the English Stage: A Spectacle of Domestic Reform. Dance Research: The Journal of the Society for Dance Research, 33(1), 31–49. http://www.jstor.org/stable/26357834
- ^ Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901) - Mlle Lache as Zeir in the ballet of the Revolt of the Harem. (n.d.). https://www.rct.uk/collection/980015-gg/mlle-lache-as-zeir-in-the-ballet-of-the-revolt-of-the-harem
- ^ Mitchell, W., Applegate, W., Academie royale (Paris, France), & Niblo’s Garden Theatre. (1844). The revolt of the harem : a romantic ballet, in three acts, originally produced at l’Academie Royale á Paris, performed for the first time in America, Niblo’s Garden under the direction of Mr. Mitchell, on Monday evening, July 8, 1844. William Applegate, printer, no. 17 Ann-Street.