Les Sylfides – Napoli, act III – Summernight
Les Sylphides – Napoli, act III - Summernight (1968) was a ballet production by The Norwegian National Opera. The productiion was performed on The Norwegian National Opera’s main stage in Folketeateret, and comprised 3 ballets:
Les Sylphides, choreographed by Michael Fokine to music by Frédéric Chopin.
Napoli, act III, choreography by August Bournoville, music by Niels Wilhelm Gade og Edgar Helsted.
Summernight, choreography by Job Sanders to music by Arnold Schoenberg.
1969 saw the season premiere of:
Les Sylphides, choreographed by Michael Fokine to music by Frédéric Chopin.
Summernight, choreography by Job Sanders to music by Arnold Schoenberg.
In 1970, Napoli, act III was performed together with One in Five and Miss Julie in Drammen.
Napoli, act III and Summernight were performed in Trondheim in 1970, together with Bachianas Brasileiras and One in Five.
Les Sylphides was performed in Drammen in 1971.
Information
(Objekt ID 118275)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | Navember 1, 1968 |
| Produced by | The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet |
| Based on | Napoli, or The fisherman and his bride by August Bournonville, Niels Wilhelm Gade, Hans Christian Lumbye, Holger Simon Paolli, Edvard Helsted; Summernight by Job Sanders, Arnold Schönberg; Les Sylphides by Michel Fokine, Frédéric François Chopin |
| Audience | Adults |
| Keywords | Ballet |
SOURCES:
Terje Boye-Hansen, e-mail, 16.05.2022
Anne-Margrethe Skari’s private archive. Donated by Anne-Margrethe Skari, 17.11.2021
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| August Bournonville | – Choreography (Napoli, 3. akt) |
| Michel Fokine | – Choreography (Sylfidene) |
| Job Sanders | – Choreography (Sommernatt) |
| Arvid Fladmoe | – Musical direction (Sommernatt) |
| Zdenko Peharda | – Musical direction (Sylfidene / Napoli, 3. akt) |
| Frédéric François Chopin | – Music (Sylfidene) |
| Niels Wilhelm Gade | – Music (Napoli, 3. akt) |
| Edvard Helsted | – Music (Napoli, 3. akt) |
| Arnold Schönberg | – Music (Sommernatt) |
| Bärbel Koch | – Dancer |
| Marte Sæther | – Dancer (Sylfidene / Sommernatt 1969) |
| 1971 – Hovedscenen, Drammens teater | Show |
| 1970 – Hovedscenen, Drammens teater | Show |
| 1970 – Nidarøhallen, Trondheim | visiting performance |
| December 19, 1969 – Hovedscenen i Folketeaterbygningen | Season premiere/Seasonal opening |
| Navember 1, 1968 – Hovedscenen i Folketeaterbygningen | Season premiere/Seasonal opening |