Schedule for Cherold Levenskiold "La Selphide" (ballet in two acts) 2022

Composer: Cherold Levenskiold
Set Designer: Vyacheslav Okunev

Orchestra: Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra

Premiere of this production: 23 oktober 1994

Composer Cherold Levenskiold
Libretto A. Nurry and F. Talyoni
Choreography by by August Bournonville, edited by Elza-Marianne fon Rosen (Denmark)
Reproduction and staging by Oleg Vinogradov
Designer Irina Press, Vyacheslav Okunev
Duration: 2h, 1 interval.

Action I

Cabin in Scotland. On the eve of the wedding to James appears his fallen in love excellent virgin of air - Sil’fida. The charmed youth attempts to be touched it, but Sil’fida disappears. James is full of thoughts about the mysterious essence. It appears Effi - bride of James, guests come. Merriment, dances. They give wedding scarf to young. However, the witch Of medzh predicts Effi, what it has another fiance - Gurn. James progonyaet witch, he calms down bride. Again and again appears Sil’fida, and, one cannot more sovladat’ with itself, James is fixed after it.

Action II

James Sil’fida in the magic scaffolding. Attempting to hold, to captivate Sil’fidu, enamored James wraps by its magic scarf, to obedient evil charms of the witch Of medzh. the wings Of sil’fidy fall off, but with them departs life. Friends take away it into the clouds. James in the desperation. Far is passed the wedding procession, in chapter of which - Effi and Gurn.