Roussalka

Roussalka was billed as a pantomine ballet in two acts for its world premiere at the Garnier Palace on 8 December 1911. Hugues Le Roux and A. de Dubor wrote its scenario, Lucien Lambert provided its music, and Yvan Clustine created its choreography. Its costumes were designed by Pinchon , but this ballet inspired by a poem by Aleksander Pushkin was the first work that Clustine produced at the Opéra after becoming balletmaster there. Accordingly, he suggested some of his own ideas about costumes…