Statement Of Responsibility: Peint par Morlon, lith. par Régnier, Bettannier, Morlon.
Content: Scene three, the tarantella finale, from Pasquale Borri's ballet-pantomime L'étoile de Messine, first performed at the Paris Opera, Nov. 20, 1861.

Physical Description

Lithographs
Extent: Lithograph, colored, 39.5 x 52.2 cm.

Abstract

Outdoor setting: a clearing in a wooded area by the bay of Naples, boats, houses in the distance. Several principals of the Paris Opéra, including Louis Mérante, dance the tarantella at center. They all hold tambourines. Members of the corps de ballet watch from extreme left and right.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY747032213-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12152706
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bcb59fa0-c6f4-012f-9cbf-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1860

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Scène de l'Opera, La tarentelle (Étoile de Messine)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860 - 1869. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcb59fa0-c6f4-012f-9cbf-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1860 - 1869). Scène de l'Opera, La tarentelle (Étoile de Messine) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcb59fa0-c6f4-012f-9cbf-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Scène de l'Opera, La tarentelle (Étoile de Messine)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcb59fa0-c6f4-012f-9cbf-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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