Ivan Vsevolozhsky
Lyubov Vishnevskaya (left) and Marie Petipa (right) in costumes designed by Vsevolozhsky for The Sleeping Beauty
Ivan Alexandrovich Vsevolozhsky (Russian: Иван Александрович Всеволожский; 1835–1909) was a Russian diplomat, theatre director, librettist, and designer. He served as Director of the Imperial Theatres for Saint Petersburg from 1886 to 1899. He commissioned Tchaikovsky to compose the ballets The Sleeping Beauty (1890) and The Nutcracker (1892). He wrote the libretti for both ballets with Marius Petipa. Vsevolozhsky designed costumes and scenery for 25 operas and ballets. In 1899, he was appointed Director of the Hermitage Museum. He remained in this post until his death in 1909.[1]
Ivan Vsevolozhsky Media
Ivan Vsevolozhsky, before 1908
Ivan Vsevolozhsky in traditional costume, 1903
Notes
- ↑ "Ivan Vsevolozhskii". Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2012-04-14.