The Sacrifices to Cupid

The Sacrifices to Cupid (AKA L'Offrande à l'Amour or The Offerings to Cupid; ru: "Жертвы Амуру, или Радости любви") is a "grand ballet" in 1 Act/1 scene with choreography by Marius Petipa and music by Ludwig Minkus.

The Corps de Ballet of the Imperial Ballet in Lev Ivanov's revival of the Petipa/Minkus The Sacrifices to Cupid. St. Petersburg, 1893

The ballet was first presented by the Imperial Ballet on July 22/August 3, 1886, in honour of Empress Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark), at Petergof by the Imperial Ballet, and on November 25/December 7 (Julian/Gregorian calendar dates), 1886 at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre.

Principal Dancers: Eugeniia Sokolova (as Chloë)

Revivals

A revival was staged by Lev Ivanov for the Imperial Ballet, and first presented on September 26/October 8, 1893 at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre.^[1]

Principal Dancers: Olga Preobrajenskaya (as Chloë)

Notes

• This work was Minkus' last composition for the Imperial Ballet as First Imperial Ballet Composer before the post was abolished in 1886 by the Mariinsky Theatre's director Ivan Vsevolozhsky.

References

1. Wiley, Roland John (1997). The Life and Ballets of Lev Ivanov. Clarendon Press. p. 159. ISBN 9780191657597.