Ballet

Josephslegende

Josephslegende is a ballet choreographed by Michel Fokine to music by Richard Strauss, first performed in 1914. Josephs Legende (The Legend of Joseph), Op. 63, is a ballet in one act for the Ballets Russes based on the story of…

Josephslegende
Image: Rudolf Dührkoop · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Choreography
Michel Fokine
Music
Richard Strauss
Premiere
1914
First performed at
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About the work

Josephs Legende (The Legend of Joseph), Op. 63, is a ballet in one act for the Ballets Russes based on the story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife, with a libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Harry von Kessler and music by Richard Strauss. Composed from 1912 to 1914, it premiered at the Paris Opera on 14 May 1914.

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