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 Ballet in Three Scenes
Music |
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Serge Prokofiev
"Le Fils prodigue"
Op. 46, 1928-29
commissioned by Serge Diaghilev
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Libretto |
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Boris Kochno
after the biblical parable |
Choreography |
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George Balanchine |
Set
Costumes |
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Georges Rouault |
35 min.
Premiere
 Ballets Russes, Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt
Paris, May 21, 1929
| Original Cast |
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The Prodigal Son |
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Serge Lifar |
The Father |
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Michael Fedorov |
The Siren |
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Felia Doubrovska |
The Sisters |
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Eleonora Marra
Nathalie Branitzka |
Two Friends |
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Léon Woizikowsky
Anton Dolin |
Premiere in Hamburg
The Hamburg Ballet, Hamburg, June 28, 2009
| Original Cast |
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The Prodigal Son |
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Alexandr Trusch |
The Father |
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Edvin Revazov |
The Siren |
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Hélène Bouchet |
The Sisters |
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Odette Borchert
Mariana Zanotto |
Two Friends |
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Peter Dingle
Dario Franconi |
After the death of Diaghilev and the disbanding of his Ballets Russes, the Balanchine choreography for "Le Fils Prodigue" was not seen until it was revived for the New York City Ballet in 1950 as "Prodigal Son".
Synopsis
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1. The Prodigal Son leaves the paternal home, accompanied by his two confidants.
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2 .The Prodigal Son meets his friends and takes part in their festival.
3. Entry and dance of the Siren, which takes place beside the Prodigal Son.
4. The Confidants of the Prodigal Son entertain the guests.
5. The Prodigal Son dances with the Siren.
6. The Siren and the Friends of the Prodigal Son force him to drink.
7. The Confidants, the Friends, and the Siren strip the sleeping Prodigal Son and take flight.
8. The awakening and lamentations of the Prodigal Son.
9. Promenade of the Siren, the Confidants, and the Friends of the Prodigal Son, laden with their spoils.
III
10. Return of the repentant Prodigal Son to the paternal home.
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