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La Boutique fantasque
La Boutique fantasque
, also known as
The Magic Toyshop
or
The Fantastic Toyshop
, is a
ballet
in one act conceived by
Léonide Massine
, who devised the
choreography
for a
libretto
written with the artist
André Derain
, a pioneer of
Fauvism
. Derain also designed the décor and costumes for the ballet.
Ottorino Respighi
wrote the music based on piano pieces by
Gioachino Rossini
. Its world premiere was at the
Alhambra Theatre
in
London
on 5 June 1919, performed by
Sergei Diaghilev
's
Ballets Russes
.
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