It was first performed under the direction of the composer at the Opéra in Paris, on 30 April 1934 in a double bill with the ballet Diane de Poitiers by Jacques Ibert. The premiere was staged by the ballet company of Ida Rubinstein, with Rubinstein herself dancing and speaking the part of Persephone and the tenor René Maison singing Eumolphe.
Original Name | Perséphone |
Librettist | André Gide |
Date of composition | 1933 |
Premiered | 1934, April 30th (Opéra de Paris) in Paris, France |
Type | Opéra-Ballet |
Instruments |
Voice (Tenor)
- Eumolphe
Orchestra |
Autotranslations beta |
Igor Stravinsky: Persephone Igor' Fëdorovič Stravinskij: Persephone Igor Strawinsky: Persephone |