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“My Second Son”: The Collaboration of Sergei Prokofiev and Sergei Diaghilev
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Abstract
Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) and Sergei Diaghilev collaborated on three ballets (Chout, Pas d’Acier, Prodigal Son) for the Ballets Russes, and maintained a crucial personal and artistic relationship for fifteen years during a formative period in Prokofiev’s artistic life. This article traces their collaboration on the three ballets, and the production history of each.
Title: “My Second Son”: The Collaboration of Sergei Prokofiev and Sergei Diaghilev
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Abstract
Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) and Sergei Diaghilev collaborated on three ballets (Chout, Pas d’Acier, Prodigal Son) for the Ballets Russes, and maintained a crucial personal and artistic relationship for fifteen years during a formative period in Prokofiev’s artistic life.
This article traces their collaboration on the three ballets, and the production history of each.
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