About the work
The Golden Age or The Age of Gold (Russian: Золотой век, Zolotoi vek), Op. 22, is a ballet in three acts and six scenes by Dmitri Shostakovich to a libretto by Alexander Ivanovsky. Choreographed by Vasili Vainonen (first act), Leonid Jacobson (second act), and V. Chesnakov (third act), it premiered on 26 October 1930 at the Kirov Theatre.
The work was performed eighteen times and was initially censored due to its inclusion of modern European dance styles.
From the Wikipedia article “The Golden Age (Shostakovich)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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