A Song of Flight and Fire: Stravinsky’s Firebird
In 1982, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Igor Stravinsky’s birth, the Junior Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra commissioned a children’s book based on his first ballet, The Firebird (1910).
In 1982, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Igor Stravinsky’s birth, the Junior Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra commissioned a children’s book based on his first ballet, The Firebird (1910). The choice of The Firebird was not accidental; its triumphant 1910 Paris premiere with the Ballets Russes launched Stravinsky’s career and it still remains one of his most popular and widely performed works. We offer children of all ages the chance to revisit this charming book.
— Alex Lawler was the 2015–16 season archives research fellow. The fellowship is an opportunity for graduate music students from Case Western Reserve University to work with The Cleveland Orchestra Archives.
All photographs and audio clips courtesy of The Cleveland Orchestra Archives. Copyright and all rights reserved by The Musical Arts Association.
