Lot Essay
The following two lots are modifications of the Bailey design for the 1960 Production and were presumably used by Nureyev in non-Royal Ballet productions in the early 1960s.
Details
COSTUME FOR GISELLE, ACT II, PRINCE ALBRECHT
A tunic of black velvet trimmed with bands of grey velvet, the front trimmed with diagonal strips of silver lace, slashed at the shoulders, lace and zipped at the cuffs
A tunic of black velvet trimmed with bands of grey velvet, the front trimmed with diagonal strips of silver lace, slashed at the shoulders, lace and zipped at the cuffs
Literature
J. Percival, op. cit., after p. 96, with The National Ballet of Canada
A. Bland, op. cit., 1977, p. 193, with Karin Kain
C. Barnes, op. cit,. p. 100, with Karin Kain and The National Ballet of Canada in 1978 and with La Scala Opera Ballet in 1981; and p. 231 with The London Festival Ballet on June 17, 1981, a 20th anniversary celebration of his 'leap' to the West.
L'Avant-Scène, op. cit., p.3
A. Bland, op. cit., 1977, p. 193, with Karin Kain
C. Barnes, op. cit,. p. 100, with Karin Kain and The National Ballet of Canada in 1978 and with La Scala Opera Ballet in 1981; and p. 231 with The London Festival Ballet on June 17, 1981, a 20th anniversary celebration of his 'leap' to the West.
L'Avant-Scène, op. cit., p.3