A Scene in Ballets Russes' "Narcisse." Comoedia Illustre (June 15, 1911)
The ballet “Narcisse” is based on the myth of Narcissus and is set in Boeotia at the shrine of Pomona, the goddess of fruitful abundance. The beautiful mountain nymph Echo is spurned and ridiculed by the young, self-indulgent Narcissus. In anger, Echo appeals to the goddess Pomona to make Narcissus fall in love in a way that can never be reciprocated. Under her spell, Narcissus falls in love with his own reflection in a glassy pool. The ballet premiered at the Theatre de Monte Carlo in Monaco on April 26, 1911. The costumes and scenery were designed by Leon Bakst, the choreography was by Michel Fokine and the music by Nikolai Tcherepnin.
A Scene in Ballets Russes' "Narcisse." Comoedia Illustre (June 15, 1911)
The ballet “Narcisse” is based on the myth of Narcissus and is set in Boeotia at the shrine of Pomona, the goddess of fruitful abundance. The beautiful mountain nymph Echo is spurned and ridiculed by the young, self-indulgent Narcissus. In anger, Echo appeals to the goddess Pomona to make Narcissus fall in love in a way that can never be reciprocated. Under her spell, Narcissus falls in love with his own reflection in a glassy pool. The ballet premiered at the Theatre de Monte Carlo in Monaco on April 26, 1911. The costumes and scenery were designed by Leon Bakst, the choreography was by Michel Fokine and the music by Nikolai Tcherepnin.