Télémaque dans l'île de Calypso
| Télémaque dans l'île de Calypso | |
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| 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 |
Télémaque dans l'île de Calypso (Telemachus on the Island of Calypso) is a French ballet-pantomime created in 1790 by Pierre Gardel and performed at the Opéra de Paris.
Background
[edit]The 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. It was performed until 1816, reinstated in 1819,[2] and remained in the repertoire until 24 November 1866.[3] Gardel's ability to combine character-driven pantomime with dance and the ballet's execution received contemporary praise.[4]
Characters
[edit]The main roles in the premiere of Gardel's ballet were entrusted to artists such as:
- Miss Saulnier as Calypso
- Miss de Ligny as Venus
- Miss Chameroy as Love (L'Amour)
- Mr. Huard as Minerva (in the guise of Mentor)
- Mlle Miller as Eucharis
- Pierre Gardel as Telemachus
- Mme Pérignon as Leucothoe
- Mlle Rose as Ircile
- Mlles Jacotot, Beaujon, and Nanine as Les Graces[3]
Plot
[edit]Translated to English as Telemachus on the Island of Calypso, the French ballet is based on the story from Greek mythology where Telemachus, the son of Odysseus, visits the island of Calypso.
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
- ^ Varnhagen, R., Wiesel, P., Hahn, B., Bosold, B. (1997). Briefwechsel mit Pauline Wiesel. Germany: Beck.
- ^ 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..