Petrushka

Igor stravinsky
(188-1971) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor, widely acknowledged as one of the most important and influential composers of 20th century music. He was a quintessentially cosmopolitan Russian who was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the century.He first achieved international fame with three ballets commissioned by the impresario Sergei Diaghilev and performed by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes (Russian Ballets): The Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911/1947), and The Rite of Spring (1913).

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Petrushka is a story of a Russian traditional puppet, Petrushka, who is made of straw and with a bag of sawdust as his body, but who comes to life and develops emotions.

The first since is set in carnival in st. Petersburg, a witch take puppet while play the flute to attract the audience ,suddenly,puppet come to life ,there are Petrushka ,Ballerina, Moor .

The second since is set in Little theatre . Witch kicks puppet into cell ,he feel Sadness because he was imprison and fall in love with Ballerina . He escape from cell ,but fails .When Ballerina comes , he Profess love but she reject .He drive crazy. He breaks free from his cell and attacks the Moor,

The fanal sicen is Petrushka was dead ,killed by the Moor. The scene is hushed, leaving the audience to wonder who is "real" and who is not.