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Description

1. Lithograph, colored; 39.5 x 52.2 cm.

Subject

1. Mérante, Louis, 1828-1887.
2. Opéra de Paris.
3. Étoile de Messine (Choreographic work : Borri)
4. Tarantella (Dance)

Call number

1. *MGZFE-19 Eto 1

Language

1. French

Note

1. Peint par Morlon, lith. par Régnier, Bettannier, Morlon.
2. Caption: Musée de moeurs en actions.
3. Scene three, the tarantella finale, from Pasquale Borri's ballet-pantomime L'étoile de Messine, first performed at the Paris Opéra, Nov. 20, 1861.
4. 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.

Local note

1. This item may be offsite for digitization. For additional information please contact dance@nypl.org.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Local subject

1. Prints (Graphic arts) -- Ballet -- 19th century.
2. Ballet -- France -- 19th century.