Serge Diaghilev and his World:

A Centennial Celebration of Diaghilev’s
Ballets Russes

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Although Natalia Goncharova created striking sets and costumes, La Nuit sur le Mont Chauve (The Night on Bald Mountain) was performed only three times and soon fell into obscurity as a ballet. (La Nuit sur le Mont Chauve: music by Modest Mussorgorsky; sets and costumes by Natalia Goncharova; choreography by Bronislava Nijinska; premiere on January 19, 1924, Théâtre de Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo.)
Although Natalia Goncharova created striking sets and costumes, <em>La Nuit sur le Mont Chauve</em> (The Night on Bald Mountain) was performed only three times and soon fell into obscurity as a ballet. (<em>La Nuit sur le Mont Chauve</em>: music by Modest Mussorgorsky; sets and costumes by Natalia Goncharova; choreography by Bronislava Nijinska; premiere on January 19, 1924, Théâtre de Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo.)