See also: Ode (Stravinsky).
| Ode | |
| Choreographer: | Léonide Massine |
| Composer: | Nicolas Nabokov |
| Designer: | Pavel Tchelitchew (set design), Pierre Charbonnier (light projection) |
| Premiere: | 6 June 1928 |
| Place: | Sarah Bernhardt Theater, Paris |
| Ballet Company: | Ballets Russes |
Ode is a ballet-oratorio by Nicolas Nabokov, the first major musical work by the composer. It was created for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, with choreography by Léonide Massine, a scenario by Boris Kochno (based on verses of Mikhail Lomonosov Evening meditation on God's majesty on the occasion of the great northern lights), stage design by Pavel Tchelitchew, and light projections by Pierre Charbonnier. The ballet was premiered on June 6, 1928, in Paris, at the Sarah Bernhardt Theater. The orchestra was conducted by Roger Désormière.