The Petersburg Noverre, Volume 1

Marius Petipa in Russia

By: Roland John Wiley (Editor)

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Hardcover | 10 February 2026

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An account of Marius Petipa's ballets produced on the Russian stage between 1847 and 1910.

The Petersburg Noverre accounts for Marius Petipa's ballets produced on the Russian stage between 1847 and 1910. It is organised by year starting from the early 1860s, records details of his life and the action and reception of his ballets, obscure and famous.

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'This long-awaited study results from the meticulous labour of a professional lifetime, constituting perhaps the most comprehensive monograph devoted to a single dancer or choreographer. It includes rich resources for further study and represents an in-dispensable point of reference for all serious scholars of dance history and Fran-co-Russian culture.' - Richard Ralph, Honorary Editor of Dance Research since 1983

'Roland John Wiley's long-awaited monograph on Marius Petipa is exactly what we hoped it would be - a source-based biography accompanied by astute observations about the man, his oeuvre and the milieu in which he worked. Generous "bonus" material is provided in the form of English translations of a wide selection of source documents. A game changer for ballet history.' - Doug Fullington, co-author of Five Ballets from Paris and St. Petersburg

'Wiley's book is a treasure trove about Petipa's career in Russia. Meticulously re-searched, it offers new information about Petipa's activities there, weaving in facts about family, dancers, choreographers and others. Librettos provide substantial de-tails on both popular and lesser known ballets, while the Appendices contain exten-sive references. A major resource.' - Dr Mary Jane Warner, Professor Emerita, York University

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