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Tarantella is a ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Grande Tarantelle by Louis Moreau Gottschalk, arranged by Hershy Kay. The ballet premiered on January 7, 1964, at the New York City Center , performed by New York City Ballet 's Patricia McBride and Edward Villella .
The tarantella dance is referenced in the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), where it is the result of a magical curse. Rabbia e Tarantella is in the soundtrack of Inglourious Basterds (2009) by Quentin Tarantino. [12] Extensive use of tarantellas is made in the French film Tous les soleils (2011).
Mathilde-Marie Feliksovna Kschessinska (Polish: Matylda Maria Krzesińska; Russian: Матильда Феликсовна Кшесинская; 31 August [O.S. 19 August] 1872 – 6 December 1971), also known as Princess Romanovskaya-Krasinskaya upon her marriage, was a Polish–Russian ballerina from the noble Krzesiński family.
The Tarantella in A-flat major, Op. 43 is a short piano piece in tarantella form written by Frédéric Chopin in June 1841 and published in October 1841. [1] It takes about 3 minutes to play. [2] It is a moto perpetuo marked Presto, and requires an advanced technique.
8 tarantella. The song portrays a mother-daughter "coming of age" exchange consisting of various comic, and sometimes sexual, innuendos. It is frequently performed at Italian-American wedding receptions and other festive occasions. Hit versions have included "Oh! Ma-Ma! (The Butcher Boy)" by Rudy Vallée and "Lazy Mary (Luna Mezzo Mare)" by Lou ...
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The tarantella became the inspiration for the creation of the ballet. In Act I, Rossini 's slander aria from The Barber of Seville is used as the basis for Peppo's slander scene; the folk tune Te voglio ben assai is used in Act I to highlight the young lovers' feelings; the Latin hymn " O Santissima " is used in Act II to underscore the power ...