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''Le Poisson doré'' (''The Golden Fish'') (ru: Золотая рыбка; a.k.a. ''Zolotaia Ribka'') is a "fantastic ballet" in 4 acts/6 scenes with prologue and epilogue. The choreography was by Arthur Saint-Léon, and the music by Ludwig Minkus. == History of creation == Chief ballet-master of the St. Petersburg Imperial troupe Arthur Saint-Léon created in 1864 ballet ''The Little Humpbacked Horse'', which was a huge success. It was the first ballet on the Russian theme. And choreographer decided to continue to develop this theme. The scenario of this ballet was derived from Alexander Pushkin's 1835 poem ''The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish''. Arthur Saint-Léon wrote the libretto and made great changes: literary Pushkin’s heroes had not names - choreographer named them Galia and Taras; the characters of Pushkin lived on the shore of the sea - choreographer settled them in the Ukrainian village near the river Dnepr; in the Pushkin tale two characters were only and Golden Fish - a choreographer gave them neighbors, etc. The ballet was first presented (only Act I) by the Hermitage Theatre in Saint Petersburg on November 20/December 2 (Julian/Gregorian calendar dates), 1866.〔Russian Ballet Encyclopedia ru: Энциклопедия балета (страница 22)〕 Praskovya Lebedeva performed the lead role Galia.〔(ru: Балет — искусство танца )〕 Occupying the position of chief choreographer of the Imperial ballet, Arthur Saint-Léon traveled from time to time in France and staged ballets at the Paris Opera. In 1866, he prepared for Paris the ballet La source. He invited to fulfill major role Naïla the soloist of theatre Guglielmina Salvioni.〔(NAÏLA OU LA SOURCE )〕 The first production opened at the Théâtre Impérial de l´Opéra in Paris on 12 November 1866. Guglielmina Salvioni was such a success that the Paris theater critics praised her.〔(La Danse Corps et Graphies — La Source, «Carnet d’un voyage en Orient» )〕 Arthur Saint-Léon decided to continue working with her and invite to Russia. Petersburg Imperial troupe immediately agreed to take this world ballet star. She left for Russia in 1867. At this time Arthur Saint-Léon finished the ballet ''Le Poisson doré''. Praskovya Lebedeva left work in the theater and retired. Guglielmina Salvioni arrived to replace her in the title role. The complete work was then presented by the Imperial Ballet on October 8–20, 1867 at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Principal dancers at the première were Guglielmina Salvioni (as Galia) and Timofei Stukolkin (as Taras). In other roles: Clavdya Kantzyreva as the Golden Fish, Lev Ivanov as Petro, Nikolay Troitskiy as Jester, Pavel Gerdt as Fisherman. 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「Le Poisson doré」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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