Jean COCTEAU. L.A.S. "Jean", Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat August 3, 1956, to choreographer Heinz Rosen; 2pages in-8.
About his ballet La Dame à la Licorne choreographed by Heinz Rosen (1908-1972). [First performed in Munich in 1953, it was only given at the Paris Opéra, late after late, on January 28, 1959].
 He saw Jacques Chailley (author of the music). Georges Hirsch (Opéra administrator) had hired Balanchine and Massine, but would arrange to place "notre Dame. Only he would like the models and costumes. [...] The Villefranche chapel and the Menton town hall are overburdening me with work"...
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Jean COCTEAU. L.A.S. "Jean", Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat August 3, 1956, to choreographer Heinz Rosen; 2pages in-8. About his ballet La Dame à la Licorne choreographed by Heinz Rosen (1908-1972). [First performed in Munich in 1953, it was only given at the Paris Opéra, late after late, on January 28, 1959]. He saw Jacques Chailley (author of the music). Georges Hirsch (Opéra administrator) had hired Balanchine and Massine, but would arrange to place "notre Dame. Only he would like the models and costumes. [...] The Villefranche chapel and the Menton town hall are overburdening me with work"...

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Jean COCTEAU. L.A.S. "Jean", Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat August 3, 1956, to choreographer Heinz Rosen; 2pages in-8. About his ballet La Dame à la Licorne choreographed by Heinz Rosen (1908-1972). [First performed in Munich in 1953, it was only given at the Paris Opéra, late after late, on January 28, 1959]. He saw Jacques Chailley (author of the music). Georges Hirsch (Opéra administrator) had hired Balanchine and Massine, but would arrange to place "notre Dame. Only he would like the models and costumes. [...] The Villefranche chapel and the Menton town hall are overburdening me with work"...
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