Coote's Esmeralda quadrilles: from the grand ballet as performed at Her Majesty's Theatre

Item data

Title

Coote's Esmeralda quadrilles: from the grand ballet as performed at Her Majesty's Theatre

Collection

Prints depicting dance
Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Names

Brandard, John, 1812-1863 (Lithographer)
Pugni, Cesare, 1802-1870 (Composer)
Perrot, Jules, 1810-1892 (Choreographer)
M. & N. Hanhart (Printers) (Printer)
Chappell and Co. (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1845 (Questionable)
Place: London
Publisher: Chappell

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Bra J Esm 1

Subjects

Saint-Léon, Arthur, 1821-1870
Grisi, Carlotta, 1819-1899
Esmeralda (Choreographic work : Perrot)

Genres

Prints
Sheet Music Covers
Scores

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: composed by Cesare Pugni ; [illustration signed on stone] J. Brandard.
Numbering: Pl. no. : 6894.
Statement Of Responsibility: M & N Hanhart, Lith. Printers.
Acquisition: Gift; Lillian Moore.
Biographical/Historical: Jules Perrot's ballet La Esmeralda (music, Cesare Pugni) was loosely based on Victor Hugo's novel Notre-Dame de Paris. First performed at Her Majesty's Theatre, London, in 1844, it featured Carlotta Grisi in the title role of the Gypsy girl Esmeralda, with Perrot himself as the poet Pierre Gringoire. This print depicts a moment from Act II, scene 2 of the ballet. Phoebus de Chateaupers (played by Arthur Saint-Léon) dances for his fiancée Fleur-de-Lys (Adelaide Frassi, depicted at left) and her companions in the gardens of her family's mansion. Esmeralda, holding her tambourine, has come to entertain the guests, accompanied by Pierre Gringoire (the shadowy figure behind Fleur-de-Lys); she too is in love with Phoebus, who had previously rescued her from the ballet's villain, Claude Frollo.
Biographical/Historical: This image by John Brandard appeared in several incarnations, among them a hand-colored souvenir print published ca. 1845, intended for purchase and display by admirers of the ballet. An uncolored version published as a music cover for Chas. W. Glover's Esmeralda quadrilles is described by George Chaffee (see reference above). As the online catalog of the Victoria & Albert Museum points out, this print is unusual in its focus on a male dancer rather than the ballerinas who dominated the Romantic ballet.

Physical Description

Lithographs
Extent: 1 print : lithograph, b&w ; 35 x 26 cm. + music score.

Abstract

Sheet music cover illustration. At the center of a flower-bedecked pavilion, a man leaps in the ballet movement called a pas de poisson. In his left hand he holds a flower similar to that held by the woman at left. Other women and a second man encircle him, watching.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 825120743
Publisher-assigned music number: 6894 : Chappell
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b19758950
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3b745250-ead2-0133-5ab7-00505686a51c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image
Notated Music

Date Issued

1845

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