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Sergei Diaghilev
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Russian art critic and impresario (1872–1929)
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Sergei Diaghilev was a Russian art critic, impresario, journalist, and editing staff member born in Selischi in 1872. He worked in the fields of art criticism and ballet, with a career beginning in 1896. Diaghilev was educated at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory and studied under Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. He was a member of the Ballets Russes and resided in Perm and Saint Petersburg.
He died in Venice on August 19, 1929, from type 2 diabetes. His remains are buried in the Cemetery of San Michele. Diaghilev’s unmarried partner was Boris Kochno. He is described by the Svensk uppslagsbok. One of his notable works is titled Working For Diaghilev.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Working For Diaghilev
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Key facts
- Born
- Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev , ( 1872-03-31 ) 31 March 1872, Selishchi , Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
- Died
- 19 August 1929 (1929-08-19) (aged 57), Venice , Italy
- Resting place
- Isola di San Michele , near Venice
- Occupations
- Art critic , patron and ballet impresario
- Known for
- Founder of the Ballets Russes
- Relatives
- Dmitry Filosofov (cousin) Anna Filosofova (aunt)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sergey
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Selischi
- Place of death
- Venice
- Occupation
- choreographer
- Educated at
- Saint Petersburg Conservatory
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Russian
- Notable work
- art world
- Student of
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
- Field of work
- ballet
- Genre
- ballet
- Image
- Sergei Diaghilev 01.jpg
- Residence
- Saint Petersburg
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- place of burial
- Cemetery of San Michele
- Commons category
- Sergej Diaghilev
- date of birth
- 1872-03-31
- date of death
- 1929-08-19
- unmarried partner
- Boris Kochno
- cause of death
- type 2 diabetes
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Сергей Павлович Дягилев
- member of
- Ballets Russes
- start of work period
- 1896-00-00
- student
- Marie Rambert
- name in native language
- Сергей Павлович Дягилев
- medical condition
- type 2 diabetes
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Encyclopedic overview
Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev (/diˈæɡɪlɛf/ dee-AG-il-ef; Russian: Серге́й Па́влович Дя́гилев, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈpavləvʲɪdʑ ˈdʲæɡʲɪlʲɪf]; 31 March [O.S. 19 March] 1872 – 19 August 1929), also known as Serge Diaghilev, was a Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, from which many famous dancers and choreographers would arise.
Diaghilev's career can be divided into two periods: in Saint Petersburg (1898–1906) and while as an emigrant (1906–1929).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sergei Diaghilev” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.