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''Le papillon'' (''The Butterfly'') is a 'fantastic ballet' in two acts (four scenes) of 1860, with choreography by Marie Taglioni and music by Jacques Offenbach to a libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges. == Performance history == ''Le papillon'' was first presented by the Paris Opera Ballet at the Salle Le Peletier on November 26, 1860 after a performance of ''Lucie de Lammermoor''.〔 The principal dancers were Emma Livry (Farfalla/the Butterfly), Louis Mérante (Prince Djalma), Louise Marquet (Fairy Hamza), and Mme. Simon (Diamond Fairy). The ''Valse des rayons'' from the second scene of Act 1 was re-used by Offenbach in the third act ballet for ''Die Rheinnixen'' (1864)〔Milnes R. One Long Hymn to Pacifism. ''Opera'', October 2009, 1202-06.〕 and parts of the score were inserted in the French version of ''Whittington'', ''Le Chat du diable'' (1893).〔Yon, Jean-Claude. ''Jacques Offenbach.'' Éditions Gallimard, Paris, 2000.〕 The solo for Le docteur Miracle "Eh! oui, je vous entend!" in the Antonia act of ''Les Contes d'Hoffmann'' originated as a Bohémiana in ''Le papillon''.〔Keck, Jean-Christophe. "Guide d'Écoute." In: ''Avant-Scène Opéra 235, Les Contes d’Hoffmann.'' Paris, 2006, p52.〕 Marius Petipa created an expanded staging in four acts for the Imperial Ballet with Ludwig Minkus adapting Offenbach's score. It was first presented in January 1874 at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in Saint Petersburg with Ekaterina Vazem (Farfalla/the Butterfly), Lev Ivanov (Prince Djalma), Pavel Gerdt (Patimate), Mathil'da Madaeva (Fairy Hamza), and Lubov Radina (Diamond Fairy). Petipa added a variation to the ''Grand pas des papillons'' to a waltz by Luigi Venzano especially for Ekaterina Vazem – this variation became known as the ''Pas Vazem'', and was much celebrated among the balletomanes of Saint Petersburg. Ronald Hynd prepared a production for Houston Ballet with his own adapted scenario and the score re-orchestrated by John Lanchbery, which premiered on 8 February 1979. It entered the repertoire of the Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet in Leeds on 7 February 1980.〔 Alexander Bland, ''The Royal Ballet: The First Fifty Years''. Threshold Books, London,1981, p245.〕 Described as Hynd's tribute to Emma Livry, the plot was pared down and reset in Persia with many of the transformations and comic situations retained.〔Programme note for Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet Christmas season at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, 28 December 1982 to 15 January 1983.〕 The original ballet was revived in a reconstruction by Pierre Lacotte at the Rome Opera in 1982.〔 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 papillon (ballet)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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