Bacchus et Ariane
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Bacchus et Ariane is a two-part ballet by French composer Albert Roussel, celebrated for its lush orchestration and mythological narrative based on the story of Bacchus and Ariadne.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bacchus et Ariane canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet
ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ |
| basedOn | myth of Bacchus and Ariadne ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 43 ⓘ |
| character |
Ariadne
ⓘ
Dionysus ⓘ
surface form:
Bacchus
Maenads ⓘ Satyrs ⓘ Theseus ⓘ |
| choreographerAtPremiere | Serge Lifar ⓘ |
| composer | Albert Roussel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| era | modern era ⓘ |
| firstPartTitle | Act I ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet-pantomime
ⓘ
mythological ballet ⓘ |
| hasOrchestralSuite |
Bacchus et Ariane Suite No. 1
ⓘ
Bacchus et Ariane Suite No. 1 ⓘ
surface form:
Bacchus et Ariane Suite No. 2
|
| hasRecording |
multiple commercial audio recordings
ⓘ
multiple commercial video recordings ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Impressionism
ⓘ
surface form:
French impressionism
neoclassicism ⓘ |
| intendedFor |
concert performance
ⓘ
staged ballet performance ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (wordless ballet) ⓘ |
| narrativeSource | classical Greek mythology ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
colorful harmonic language
ⓘ
lush orchestration ⓘ rhythmic vitality ⓘ |
| notableMovement |
Bacchanale
ⓘ
Finale ⓘ |
| numberOfActsOrParts | 2 ⓘ |
| orchestration | large orchestra ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoire |
20th-century ballet repertoire
ⓘ
French orchestral repertoire ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | early 1930s ⓘ |
| premiereCompany |
Ballet du Capitole
ⓘ
surface form:
Ballet of the Paris Opera
|
| premiereConductor | Philippe Gaubert ⓘ |
| premiereLocation |
Paris
ⓘ
surface form:
Paris, France
|
| premiereTheatre | Paris Opera ⓘ |
| secondPartTitle | Act II ⓘ |
| structure | continuous symphonic ballet ⓘ |
| style | 20th-century French music ⓘ |
| subject |
Ariadne
ⓘ
surface form:
Ariadne abandoned by Theseus on Naxos
Bacchus discovering and exalting Ariadne ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | about 45 minutes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Albert Roussel