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The incomparable Paul Boyer of Paris took this wonderful photo of one of our very favorite people here at Red Poulaine, the great dancer, Mlle. Régina Badét. This image is from her appearance as a celebrant of Bacchanalian rites in a ballet portion of the opera Iphigénie en Aulide' by Christoph Gluck, which was performed at the Opéra Comique in Paris, 1908.
It was fitting that the German composer's opera be performed there, as it was actually the first opera he wrote for the Paris stage, after arriving there in the 1770s.
In 1908, a writer for "The Sketch," an English journal of the arts, had glowing things to say about the tableau, and there is another image out of the performance you would probably enjoy if you followed the link below to the Google books extract.
http://books.google.com/books?id=dYI4AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA105&dq=iphigenie+en+aulide%27+regina+badet&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Q-fEU7uiC9egyATpjYGYCA&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=iphigenie%20en%20aulide%27%20regina%20badet&f=false
Another link we offer you, is to a Youtube clip for the ballet suite from the opera, so you can experience the music Mlle. Badet was dancing to!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_QbNxBoseU
It's wonderful stuff, particularly if you enjoy classical music of the baroque variety, though we have to say, when we envision bacchantes, we don't really tend to imagine them dancing to Handel, or Bach, or Gluck, but more to the piercing bray of the aulos, and the terrifying beat of ritual drums stretched tight with the skins of recalcitrant men :) Okay....well, then how about to the dizzying strains of the music that green chick danced to on that episode of Star Trek where those big-headed aliens made her so irresistible to Captain Pike...or...but you see what we mean. Whaddya expect from people who like to mix pixie sticks in with their champagne? (Just kidding about the champagne :)
A superb Régina Badét card in lovely, unposted condition, with only minor wear to edges and corners.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.
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