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Valentina Blinova in a 1935 production

The Firebird is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer
Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's
Ballets Russes company; the original choreography was by Michel Fokine, who
collaborated with Alexandre Benois and others on a scenario based on the Russian
fairy tales of the magical Firebird and the blessing and curse it possesses for
its owner. Set in the evil immortal Koschei's castle, the ballet follows Prince
Ivan, who battles Koschei with the help of the Firebird. It was an immediate
success, catapulting Stravinsky to international fame and leading to future
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new productions, settings and themes. Stravinsky's 1919 concert suite remains
the most popular today. A film version with the original choreography, featuring
what is now the Royal Ballet, was created in 1959. (Full article...)

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