La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1907 Schmitt), ballet

La tragédie de Salomé, op. 50 <French> / The Tragedy of Salome (1907) is a ballet by Florent Schmitt (mus.).

Abstract

Composed in 1907 as ballet music, La tragédie de Salomé is Florent Schmitt’s most famous composition. Today, it is more often performed as a symphonic suite, according to the version that Schmitt himself prepared in 1910.

Premiered in Paris, France: Théâtre des Arts, 9 November 1907.

Performance History (ballet)

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1907 Fuller / @1907 Schmitt), Paris premiere (ballet), starring Loise Fuller.

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1912 @1907 Schmitt / Guerra), Paris production (ballet), starring Natasha Trouhanova

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1913 @1907 Schmitt / Romanov), Paris production (ballet), starring Tamara Karsavina. -- A Ballet Russes production with choreography by Boris Georgevich Romanof -- Paris (France) : Théâtre des Champs-Elysées - 12-06-1913 Contributors : chorégraphie de Boris Romanov (1891-1957); d'après un poème de Robert d'Humières ; musique de Florent Schmitt ; décors et costumes de Serge Soudekine ; régie de Serge Grigoriev ; avec Tamara Karsavina (Salomé) ; chef d'orchestre : Pierre Monteux

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1919 @1907 Schmitt / Guerra), Paris production (ballet), starring Ida Rubinstein -- Paris (France) : Théâtre national de l'Opéra - Palais Garnier - 01-04-1919 -- Contributors : chorégraphie de Nicolas Guerra ; d'après un poème de Robert d'Humières ; musique de Florent Schmitt ; décors et costumes de René Piot ; avec Ida Rubinstein (Salomé) ; chef d'orchestre : Camille Chevillard

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1928 @1907 Schmitt), Paris production (ballet), starring Olga Spessivtseva

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1944 @1907 Schmitt), Paris production (ballet)

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1954 @1907 Schmitt / Aveline), Paris production (ballet), starring Lycette Darsonval -- 1954 (Paris): Théâtre national de l'Opéra - Palais Garnier - 15-12-1954 -- Contributors : chorégraphie d'Albert Aveline ; d'après un poème de Robert d'Humières ; musique de Florent Schmitt ; décors et costumes d'Yves Brayer ; avec Lycette Darsonval (Salomé), Paulette Dynalix (Hérodiade) ; direction d'orchestre Robert Blot

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1973 @1907 Schmitt / Gai), Florence production (ballet), starring Carla Fracci -- 1973 (Florence) Maggio Musical Fiorentino

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 2013 @1907 Schmitt / Faski), St. Petersburg production (ballet) -- 2013 (Russia): Mariinsky Ballet’s production (Russia)

Performance History (suite)

The suite premiered in Paris in 1911, under the baton of Gabriel Pierné, who in 1895 had himself composed a Salome ballet. Even since, the suite has been often performed and recorded in Europe and the United States.

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1911 Pierné / @1907 Schmitt), Paris performance, world premiere (suite) -- Orchestre Colonne -- Paris 8 January 1911 -- Gabriel Pierné, Conductor

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1914 Muck / @1907 Schmitt), New York (Carnegie) performance (suite) -- New York premiere -- Carnegie 10 January 1914 -- Boston Symphony Orchestra -- Karl Muck, Conductor

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1919 Monteux / @1907 Schmitt), New York (Carnegie) performance (suite) -- New York performance -- Carnegie 6 December 1919 -- Boston Symphony Orchestra -- Pierre Monteux, Conductor

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1929 Coppola / @1907 Schmitt), sound recording (suite) -- Orchestre Symphonique du Gramophone, Piero Coppola, conductor. Recorded September 1929

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1930 Schmitt / @1907 Schmitt), sound recording (suite) -- Orchestre des Concerts Straram, Florent Schmitt, conductor. Recorded April 18-19, 1930, Théatre des Champs-Elysées (Paris)

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1943 Munch / @1907 Schmitt), sound recording (suite) -- Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Charles Munch, conductor. Recorded October 15, 1942 and April 3, 1943, Salle du Conservatoire (Paris)

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1955 Freitas Branco / @1907 Schmitt), sound recording (suite) Pedro de Freitas Branco and l’Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (radio broadcast performance from February 21, 1955).

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1955 Tzincoca / @1907 Schmitt), New York (Carnegie) performance (suite) -- New York performance -- Carnegie 27 February 1955 -- New York Philharmonic: Members -- Remus Tzincoca, Conductor

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1958 Paray / @1907 Schmitt), sound recording (suite) -- Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray, conductor. Recorded March 23, 1958, Orchestra Hall (Detroit)

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1958 Dervaux / @1907 Schmitt), sound recording (suite) -- Pierre Dervaux and l’Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (radio broadcast performance from May 20, 1958).

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1961 Freitas Branco / @1907 Schmitt), sound recording (suite) -- Orquestra Sinfónica Nacional, Pedro de Freitas Branco, conductor. Recorded July 14, 1961, Studio A, Emissora Nacional de Radiodiffusão (Lisbon) (Live recording)

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1970 Almeida / @1907 Schmitt), sound recording (suite) -- New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antonio de Almeida, conductor Recorded 1970, London

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1972 Cox / @1907 Schmitt), New York (Carnegie) performance (suite) -- New York performance -- Carnegie 9 & 11 April 1972 -- American Symphony Orchestra -- Ainslee Cox, Conductor

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1972 Martinon / @1907 Schmitt), sound recording (suite) -- L’Orchestre National de l’O.R.T.F., Jean Martinon, conductor. Recorded October 6-7, 1972, Salle Wagram (Paris)

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1988 Janowski / @1907 Schmitt), sound recording (suite) -- L’Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France, Marek Janowski, conductor. Recorded October 1988, Studio 103, Radio-France (Paris)

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 1991 Davin / @1907 Schmitt), sound recording (suite) -- Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Patrick Davin, conductor. Recorded December 18-19, 1991, Pfalzbau-Hall (Ludwigshafen) (Original 1907 version)

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 2006 Fischer / @1907 Schmitt), sound recording (suite) -- BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer, conductor. Recorded October 24-25, 2006, Brangwyn Hall, Guildhall (Swansea)

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 2007 Cambreling / @1907 Schmitt), sound recording (suite) -- SWR Symphony Orchestra (Baden-Baden u. Freiburg), Sylvain Cambreling, conductor. Recorded December 2007, Konzerthaus (Freiburg)

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 2009 Goetzel / @1907 Schmitt), sound recording (suite) -- Borusan-Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, Sascha Goetzel, conductor. Recorded May 24-29, 2009, Borusan Oto, Istinye (Istanbul)

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 2010 Nézet-Séguin / @1907 Schmitt), sound recording (suite) -- Orchestre Métropolitain, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor. Recorded July 2010, Église Saint-Ferdinand, Laval (Québec)

• La tragédie de Salomé (The Tragedy of Salome / 2010 Tortelier / @1907 Schmitt), sound recording (suite) -- Orquesta Sinfónica do Estado de São Paulo, Yan-Pascal Tortelier, conductor. Recorded July 5-9, 2010, Júlio Prestes Cultural Center (São Paulo)

External links

• Florent Schmitt's Salome
• Florent Schmitt's ballet