Bacchus et Ariane

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Bacchus et Ariane is a two-part ballet by French composer Albert Roussel, celebrated for its lush orchestration and mythological narrative based on the story of Bacchus and Ariadne.

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Bacchus et Ariane canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballet
orchestral work
basedOn myth of Bacchus and Ariadne
catalogueNumber Op. 43
character Ariadne
Bacchus
linked to: Dionysus

Maenads
Satyrs
Theseus
choreographerAtPremiere Serge Lifar
composer Albert Roussel
countryOfOrigin France
era modern era
firstPartTitle Act I
genre ballet-pantomime
mythological ballet
hasOrchestralSuite Bacchus et Ariane Suite No. 1
Bacchus et Ariane Suite No. 2
hasRecording multiple commercial audio recordings
multiple commercial video recordings
influencedBy French impressionism
linked to: Impressionism

neoclassicism
intendedFor concert performance
staged ballet performance
languageOfWork none (wordless ballet)
narrativeSource classical Greek mythology
notableFeature colorful harmonic language
lush orchestration
rhythmic vitality
notableMovement Bacchanale
Finale
numberOfActsOrParts 2
orchestration large orchestra
partOfRepertoire 20th-century ballet repertoire
French orchestral repertoire
periodOfComposition early 1930s
premiereCompany Ballet of the Paris Opera
linked to: Ballet du Capitole
premiereConductor Philippe Gaubert
premiereLocation Paris, France
linked to: Paris
premiereTheatre Paris Opera
secondPartTitle Act II
structure continuous symphonic ballet
style 20th-century French music
subject Ariadne abandoned by Theseus on Naxos
linked to: Ariadne

Bacchus discovering and exalting Ariadne
typicalDuration about 45 minutes

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Albert Roussel hasNotableWork Bacchus et Ariane
subject linked to: Roussel
Albert Roussel notableWork Bacchus et Ariane