The Firebird

Summary

The Firebird is a ballet^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of ballet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,177 views/month, #2 of 243).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Firebird's instance of is recorded as ballet^[3].
• The Firebird's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[4].
• The Firebird's composer is recorded as Igor Stravinsky^[5].
• The Firebird's commissioned by is recorded as Sergei Diaghilev^[6].
• The Firebird's based on is recorded as Russian folklore^[7].
• The Firebird's based on is recorded as folk tale^[8].
• The Firebird's based on is recorded as Koschei^[9].
• The Firebird's based on is recorded as Marya Morevna^[10].
• The Firebird's Commons category is recorded as The Firebird (ballet)^[11].
• The Firebird's language of work or name is recorded as Russian^[12].
• The Firebird's country of origin is recorded as Russian Empire^[13].
• The Firebird was published on 1910^[14].
• The Firebird's characters is recorded as Firebird^[15].
• The Firebird's date of first performance is recorded as June 25, 1910^[16].
• The Firebird's choreographer is recorded as Michel Fokine^[17].
• The Firebird's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+45'}^[18].
• The Firebird's costume designer is recorded as Léon Bakst^[19].
• The Firebird's production designer is recorded as Aleksandr Golovin^[20].
• The Firebird's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'amount': '+18'}^[21].
• The Firebird's location of first performance is recorded as Palais Garnier^[22].
• The Firebird's location of first performance is recorded as Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris^[23].
• The Firebird's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[24].
• The Firebird's first performance by is recorded as Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes^[25].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Ballet^[26]

• Genre(s): classical, orchestral^[27]

• Community tags: classical, orchestral^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: 2fbaaf2d-deff-46fb-ac15-ac76e9e56eca^[29]

Why It Matters

The Firebird ranks in the top 0.82% of ballet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,177 views/month, #2 of 243).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]