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''La Perle'' (en. ''The Pearl'') (ru. «Прелестная жемчужина», ''Prelestnaya Zhemchuzhina'', en. ''Pretty Pearl'') is a ''divertissement-ballet'' in one act, with libretto and choreography by Marius Petipa and music by Riccardo Drigo. ==History== ''La Perle'' was created by Marius Petipa—the renowned ''Premier maître de ballet'' of the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres—and the composer Riccardo Drigo—principal conductor of ballet and Italian opera performances for the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatres and director of music to the Imperial Ballet. The ballet was produced as a lavish piece d'occasion for a gala given at the Imperial Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow in celebration of the coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Fydorovna. ''La Perle'' was first presented after a performance of scenes from Mikhail Glinka's opera ''A Life for the Tsar'' on .〔 The cast for the premiere of 1896 featured some of the most renowned dancers drawn from both the Imperial Ballet of St. Petersburg and the Ballet of the Imperial Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow. While the ballet was in the early stages of production, a list of potential dancers for inclusion in the cast was drawn up for review by the committee responsible for the coronation and its subsequent celebrations. Among those chosen for consideration in the principal roles was Nicholas II's former mistress, the ballerina Mathilde Kschessinskaya. In light of the history between Kschessinskaya and the new Emperor, his mother the Dowager Empress Marie Fyodorovna demanded that the ballerina be removed from the cast, as it would be considered scandalous for Kschessinskaya to perform in front of the Emperor's new wife, the Empress Alexandra. When Kschessinskaya learned of this, she appealed to the Emperor's uncle, the Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, whose influence reinstated the ballerina in the cast. However at this point in the ballet's production the Ballet Master Petipa and the composer Drigo had completed all of the choreography and music. Petipa became extremely frustrated when he learned that he and Drigo were required to compose a number for Kschessinskaya. A classical ''pas de deux'' for a new character dubbed "La Perle jaune" (the Yellow Pearl) was hastily arranged for Kschessinskaya and the danseur Nikolai Legat. Interestingly, Petipa's choice of name for Kschessinskaya's character may have been a slight to the ballerina, since unlike the other pearls in the ballet (white, pink and black), yellow pearls do not exist unless a white pearl's color has become tarnished with age. ''La Perle'' was later transferred to the regular repertory of the Imperial Ballet, where it was first performed on at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg. Marius Petipa would revive the ballet on only one occasion for a gala performance given at Petergof in 1900. ''La Perle'' was performed often throughout the 1900s and was given its final performance in 1910. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「La Perle (ballet)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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