Adolph Bolm in Ballets Russes' "Sadko" (ca. 1916). Library of Congress Collection

            Sadko was first performed in 1898 as a full opera.  It was taken from an epic Russian folk poem set in Novgorod, Russia, where Sadko, an impoverished musician, leaves his wife in search of his fortune.  He plays his gusli, a traditional stringed instrument, by the shores of Lake Ilmen, captivating Princess Volkova, the youngest daughter of the King of the Sea.  She makes the minstrel a wealthy seaman. However, after travelling the oceans for many years Sadko becomes stranded in calm water and is forced to dive into the sea, where he is reunited with, and marries, Volkova.  Following the wild revelry of the wedding, attended by monsters of the deep and fantastic sea creatures, Sadko returns to his wife in Novgorod and the princess becomes the Volkova River. 

Ballets Russes produced the sixth scene of the opera, the kingdom under the sea, as a ballet, focusing on the festivities of Sadko and Volkova’s wedding, attended by the monsters, fish and sea creatures.  It premiered at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on June 16, 1911 with music by Rimsky-Korsakov, designs by Boris Anisfeld and Leon Bakst, and choreography by Michel Fokine.  A new version of the ballet with choreography by Adolph Bolm and costumes by Natalia Goncharova premiered in New York at the Met on October 9, 1916.  [Source: National Gallery of Australia]

Taken on: December 25, 2013

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