Overview
40 letters from Walter Nouvel to Russian ballet impresario, Serge Diaghilev, concerning various aspects of the 1928-1929 seasons of the Ballets Russes.
Dates
- Creation: 1919-1929
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in Russian and French.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)Letters from Walter Nouvel to Serge Diaghilev concerning negotiations with theatre managers and agents, contracts with artists and dancers, advertising, ticket sales, and other matters for the 1928-1929 seasons (with the exception of one earlier letter) of Ballets Russes in various European cities, as well as some personal matters.
The majority of the letters are in Russian, some are in French.
Biographical / Historical
Walter Nouvel (1871-1949) was an amateur musician, music critic for Diaghilev's Mir iskusstva journal, and de facto administrator of Ballets Russes. He was a life-long friend of Serge Diaghilev. Serge Diaghilev was a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*2003MT-361. Purchased with the Howard D. Rothschild fund; received: 1996 November 5.
Processing Information
Processed by: Irina Klyagin
- Title
- Nouvel, Walter. Walter Nouvel letters to Serge Diaghilev: Guide.
- Author
- Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00241
Repository Details
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