Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today

Morrison, Simon

ISBN 10: 1631493442 / ISBN 13: 9781631493447

Edité par Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2017

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Synopsis :

A critical triumph, Simon Morrison's "sweeping and authoritative" (Guardian) work, Bolshoi Confidential, details the Bolshoi Ballet's magnificent history from its earliest tumults to recent scandals. On January 17, 2013, a hooded assailant hurled acid into the face of the artistic director, making international headlines. A lead soloist, enraged by institutional power struggles, later confessed to masterminding the crime. Morrison gives the shocking violence context, describing the ballet as a crucible of art and politics beginning with the disreputable inception of the theater in 1776, through the era of imperial rule, the chaos of revolution, the oppressive Soviet years, and the Bolshoi's recent $680 million renovation. With vibrant detail including "sex scandals, double-suicide pacts, bribery, arson, executions, prostitution rings, embezzlement, starving orphans, [and] dead cats in lieu of flowers" (New Republic), Morrison makes clear that the history of the Bolshoi Ballet mirrors that of Russia itself.

À propos de l?auteur: Simon Morrison is a professor of music at Princeton University, a contributor to the New York Times and the Times Literary Supplement, and the author of, most recently, Lina and Serge. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian...
Éditeur : Liveright Publishing Corporation
Date d'édition : 2017
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Very Good
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