The Firebird
Mythical flaming bird
The Firebird is a ballet by Igor Stravinsky, premiered in 1910—his first major success and a landmark of 20th-century music.
The work draws on Russian folklore about a magical bird with glowing plumage whose feather brings both protection and peril.
The term also refers to the orchestral suite Stravinsky extracted from the ballet, a concert-hall staple: The orchestra opened with The Firebird.
- Ballets RussesPioneering twentieth-century dance company
- premiereFirst public performance
- 1910Year before nineteen-eleven
- ParisFrance's chief city
score · choreography · costumes · orchestra · pas de deux · variation · adagio · princess
Magical influence over someone
- spellArrange letters correctly
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- bewitchmentMagical influence over someone
- charmAttractive personal quality
lullaby · curse · captive · liberation · protective · feather · summoning · boon
Of certain Eastern Europeans
- RussianEastern Slavic language
- taleSpoken or written narrative
- questSeeking journey for something
- heroOne admired for courage
feather · golden · capture · garden · tsar · princess · egg · death
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- resurrectionRevival from death
- immortalityExemption from death
- ashesBurned matter's residue
- flameBurning gas made visible
cycle · regeneration · renewal · rising · eternal · mythology · self-immolation · transformation
Stravinsky
- Ballets RussesPioneering twentieth-century dance company
- premiereFirst public performance
- 1910Year before nineteen-eleven
Paris · score · choreography · costumes · orchestra · pas de deux · variation · adagio · princess · golden apple
enchantment
Magical influence over someone
- spellArrange letters correctly
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- bewitchmentMagical influence over someone
charm · lullaby · curse · captive · liberation · protective · feather · summoning · boon · supernatural
Slavic
Of certain Eastern Europeans
hero · feather · golden · capture · garden · tsar · princess · egg · death · needle
rebirth
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- resurrectionRevival from death
- immortalityExemption from death
- ashesBurned matter's residue
flame · cycle · regeneration · renewal · rising · eternal · mythology · self-immolation · transformation · legend
plumage
Bird's complete feather coat
radiant · feathers · luminous · brilliant · fiery · wings · tail · iridescent · blazing · shimmering