Petrushka (French: Pétrouchka; Russian: Петрушка) is a ballet burlesque in four scenes. It was composed in 1910–11 and revised in 1947. Igor Stravinsky composed the music, and, with Alexandre Benois, fashioned the libretto. Michel Fokine choreographed the ballet; Benois designed the sets and costumes. Petrushka was first performed by Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris on 13 June 1911. Vaslav Nijinsky portrayed Petrushka with Tamara Karsavina as the Ballerina. Alexander Orlov portrayed the Moor, and Enrico Cecchetti the Charlatan.
| Librettist | Alexandre Benois and Igor Stravinsky (Based on Russian folk material) |
| Date of composition | 1911 (1910-1911) |
| Premiered | 1911, June 13th in Paris, France |
| Type | Ballet |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
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Igor Stravinsky: Three Movements from Petrushka
● Igor Stravinsky: Russian Dance |
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Famous Works
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| Autotranslations beta |
Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka Igor' Fëdorovič Stravinskij: Petrushka Igor Strawinsky: Petrushka |