- Is Prince Igor a ballet?
- In what movie is Polovtsian Dance?
- Who wrote Prince Igor?
- What is the story of Prince Igor?
Is Prince Igor a ballet?
Prince Igor, one of the ballets inherited from the Diaghilev repertoire, was one of the early works to figure in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo's program, and remained a favorite for several seasons (1938-45, 1949-51, 1954-55). This is purely a dance ballet, without any connection with the plot of the opera.
In what movie is Polovtsian Dance?
The Polovtsian Dances are the highlight of Alexander Borodin's opera Prince Igor.
Who wrote Prince Igor?
What is the story of Prince Igor?
The opera's story tells of Prince Igor of Novgorod-Seversk, who in the year 1185 sets out from the town of Putivl, in what is now northeastern Ukraine, with an army and accompanied his son, Vladimir, to battle a menacing nomadic tribe called the Polovtsians, leaving his wife, Yaroslavna, in the care of her treacherous ...