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Robert der Teufel

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Prints depicting dance

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Theatrical dancers in groups or more than two but not in a ballet or theatrical dance scene

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Costume prints for opera, ballet, and theatre

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Title
Robert der Teufel
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers in groups or more than two but not in a ballet or theatrical dance scene

Costume prints for opera, ballet, and theatre

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1831 - 1849
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFY Cos 3
Topics
Costume design -- 19th century
Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864. Robert le diable
Genres
Prints
Costume design drawings
Notes
Content: Contains two rows of six figures, for a total of twelve. The figures are captioned with their role names: Prinz von Granada, Alice, Hofdame, Kaplan, König, Ritter, Raimbaut, Isabella, Alice, Robert, Helene, Bertram. Note that the character Alice appears twice.
Funding: Purchased with funds from the Committee for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Acquisition: Purchase; Norman Crider, 1970.
Biographical/historical: Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera Robert le diable (appearing here under its German title, Robert der Teufel) was first presented at the Paris Opéra in 1831. It was produced in Berlin in 1832 and in Vienna in 1833. The legendary ballerina Marie Taglioni appeared in the role of Helena in the Paris and Berlin productions.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored ; 49 x 43 cm. or smaller.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
German
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825551828
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19759743
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 874c71d0-f347-013b-12ee-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1831: Created (Approximate)
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Robert der Teufel" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1831 - 1849. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1787c910-81e2-0135-cf81-251be536dd52

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Robert der Teufel" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1787c910-81e2-0135-cf81-251be536dd52

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1831 - 1849). Robert der Teufel Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1787c910-81e2-0135-cf81-251be536dd52

Wikipedia Citation

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Robert der Teufel