The Firebird (French: L'Oiseau de feu; Russian: Жар-птица, Zhar-ptitsa) is a ballet by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, with choreography by Michel Fokine. The scenario by Alexandre Benois and Fokine is based on Russian fairy tales of the magical glowing bird that can be both a blessing and a curse to its owner. Premiered in Paris on 25 June 1910, the work was an instant success with both audience and critics.
| Original Name | L'Oiseau de feu |
| Librettist | Alexandre Benois and Michel Fokine (Based on Russian fairy tales of the magical glowing bird.) |
| Date of composition | 1910 |
| Premiered | 1910, June 25th in Paris, France |
| Type | Ballet |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
| Arrangements |
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Igor Stravinsky: Lullaby
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| In listings |
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Famous Works
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| Autotranslations beta |
Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird Igor' Fëdorovič Stravinskij: The Firebird Igor Strawinsky: The Firebird |