Schéhérazade

Schéhérazade is a choreographic drama in a single act with a score by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, a scenario by Alexandre Benois, and choreography by Mikhail Fokine. It had its world premiere at the Opéra on 4 June 1910, when it was produced by Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets russes with scenery and costumes by Léon Bakst . It was brought back to the Opéra by Diaghilev in 1914, 1920, and 1922 for 25 presentations. The curtain rises to reveal a bright and flamboyant set done in the Oriental style…