The Revolt of the Harem
{{Short description|1830s ballet}}
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| native_name = La Révolte au sérail
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| choreographer = Filippo Taglioni
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| librettist =Alfred Bunn
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The Revolt of the Harem is a ballet created and performed in the 1830s.
Background
The ballet was originally produced by Taglioni of the l'Academie Royale á Paris under the title La Révolte au sérail. Premiering in Paris on April 12, 1833, Filippo Taglioni's work was later adapted, restaged, and renamed for English audiences by Alfred Bunn (the Manager of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden) to draw English audiences. The 1834 season in London saw 43 sold-out performances.ENGELHARDT, M. (2015). The Revolt of the Harem on the English Stage: A Spectacle of Domestic Reform. Dance Research: The Journal of the Society for Dance Research, 33(1), 31–49. http://www.jstor.org/stable/26357834
Princess Victoria attended a performance of The Revolt of the Harem at the Covent Garden Theatre on February 11, 1834.Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901) - Mlle Lache as Zeir in the ballet of the Revolt of the Harem. (n.d.). https://www.rct.uk/collection/980015-gg/mlle-lache-as-zeir-in-the-ballet-of-the-revolt-of-the-harem
The ballet debuted in America at Niblo's Garden on July 8, 1844, directed by William Mitchell.Mitchell, W., Applegate, W., Academie royale (Paris, France), & Niblo’s Garden Theatre. (1844). The revolt of the harem : a romantic ballet, in three acts, originally produced at l’Academie Royale á Paris, performed for the first time in America, Niblo’s Garden under the direction of Mr. Mitchell, on Monday evening, July 8, 1844. William Applegate, printer, no. 17 Ann-Street.
Synopsis
The Revolt of the Harem depicts women revolting from a harem in Muslim Granada.
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