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Book ID: 2856
| Title | L'Arrivée de Thétis et de Pélée en Thessalie, ballet héroïque De l'invention et de la composition de Mr. Chevalier, Maître de Ballet de S.M.I. representé pour la premiére [sic] fois à la suite des Noces de Thétis et de Pélée devant Leurs Majestés Imperiales sur le Théatre [sic] Impériale de Gatchine. Le [ ] Novembre 1799. | |||||
| Authors | Chevalier, Pierre | |||||
| Year of event | 1799 | |||||
| Event description | Ballet in St Petersburg for the wedding of Alexandra Pavlovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (1783-1801), and her sister Jelena Pavlovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (1784-1803) to Joseph, Archduke of Austria, Count Palatine of Hungary (1776-1847), and Friedrich Ludwig, Prince of Mecklenburg (1778-1819), resp. | |||||
| Event type | Weddings and betrothals | |||||
| Event place | St Petersburg | |||||
| Publication info | n.p.; n.d. | |||||
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| Festival type | Ballet | |||||
| Rulers | Alexandra Pavlovna, Grand Duchess of Russia; Friedrich Ludwig, Prince of Mecklenburg; Jelena Pavlovna, Grand Duchess of Russia; Joseph, Archduke of Austria, Count Palatine of Hungary | |||||
| Artists | Sarti, Giuseppe; Fontbrune, M. | |||||
| Shelfmark | BNF 8- RA15- 17 | |||||
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| Notes | The composer was Giuseppe Sarti, except for some arias and the third act finale, which were by M. Fontbrune. | |||||