Fiametta
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The Flame of Love or The Salamander (AKA Fiametta or Néméa) is a ballet
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...

 in 4 acts/4 Scenes. Choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon
Arthur Saint-Leon
Arthur Saint-Léon was the Maître de Ballet of St. Petersburg Imperial Ballet from 1859 until 1869 and is famous for creating the choreography of the ballet Coppélia.-Biography:...

. Music by Ludwig Minkus
Ludwig Minkus
Ludwig Minkus a.k.a. Léon Fyodorovich Minkus was an Austrian composer of ballet music, a violin virtuoso and teacher.Minkus is most noted for the music he composed while serving as Ballet Composer of the St...

. First presented by the Ballet of the Moscow Imperial Bolshoi Theatre on November 12–24, 1863 (Julian
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/Gregorian calendar
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 dates), at the Moscow Imperial Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
Moscow
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, Russia
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. Principal Dancers - Marfa Muravieva (as Fiametta).

Revivals/Restagings

  • Restaging by Arthur Saint-Léon under the title Fiametta or The Devil In Love for the Imperial Ballet
    Mariinsky Ballet
    The Mariinsky Ballet is a classical ballet company based at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russian Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet is one of the world's leading ballet companies...

    , with Minkus revising his score. First presented on February 13–25, 1864 at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia. Principal Dancers - Praskovia Lebedeva (as Fiametta)

  • Restaging by Arthur Saint-Léon under the title Néméa ou l'Amour Vengé (Nemea or The Avenged Love) in 2 Acts/4 Scenes for the Ballet of the Académie Royale de Musique, with Minkus revising his score. First presented on July 11, 1864 at the Académie Royale de Musique
    Académie Royale de Musique
    The Salle Le Peletier was the home of the Paris Opera from 1821 until the building was destroyed by fire in 1873. The theatre was designed and constructed by the architect François Debret on the site of the former Hôtel de Choiseul...

     in Paris
    Paris
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    , France
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     (For this production Saint-Léon changed the name of the names of the principal characters of Fiametta and Count Fiedrich to Néméa and Count Molder). Principal Dancers - Marfa Muravieva (as Néméa), Eugénie Fiorcre (as Cupid), Louis Mérante
    Louis Mérante
    Louis Alexandre Mérante was a dancer and choreographer, the Maître de Ballet of the Paris Opera Ballet at the Salle Le Peletier until its destruction by fire in 1873, and subsequently the first Ballet Master at the company's new Palais Garnier, which opened in 1875...

     (as Count Molder).

  • Restaging by Arthur Saint-Léon under the title Fiamma d'amoure for the Ballet of the Teatro Communal, with Giuseppe Camorano revising Minkus' score. First presented on March 15, 1868 in Trieste
    Trieste
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    , Italy
    Italy
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    . Principal Dancers - Adèle Grantzow (as Fiametta).

  • Revival by Marius Petipa
    Marius Petipa
    Victor Marius Alphonse Petipa was a French ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer. Petipa is considered to be the most influential ballet master and choreographer of ballet that has ever lived....

     under the title Fiametta for the Imperial Ballet
    Mariinsky Ballet
    The Mariinsky Ballet is a classical ballet company based at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russian Ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet is one of the world's leading ballet companies...

     in 4 Acts. First presented on December 6–18, 1887 at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia. Principal Dancers - Elena Cornalba (as Fiametta), Alexandre Shiraev (as Cupid), and Pavel Gerdt
    Pavel Gerdt
    Pavel Andreyevich Gerdt, also known as Paul Gerdt , was the Premier Danseur Noble of the Imperial Ballet, the Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, and the Mariinsky Theatre for 56 years, making his debut in 1860, and retiring in 1916...

    (as Count Fiedrich).
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