Ballet man

…Examples: Act 2 of Giselle, Les Sylphides. Balletomane In the mid-18th century, the term was used to describe Russian aristocrats who built theaters on their estates and had their own ballet companies. Later, in the late 19th century, the term came to refer to enthusiastic ballet lovers who flocked to ballet performances at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, which was at the height of its prosperity. Many of them had box seats passed down from their ancestors and were experts in all ballet works. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "balletoman" is listed below.

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…例：《ジゼル》第2幕，《レ･シルフィード》。バレトマンballetomane∥balletoman18世紀中葉に自分の領地に劇場を建て，個人のバレエ団を抱えたロシア貴族のことだが，のちに19世紀後半，隆盛を極めたペテルブルグのマリインスキー劇場のバレエ公演に参集した熱心なバレエ愛好家の称となる。多くは父祖代々のボックス席を有し，すべてのバレエ作品に通暁した見巧者であった。…

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