http://jonathanstill.com/2009/12/16/musical-surprises-16-the-skating-in-les-patineurs-is-nothing-new/ Musings on Music, Dance & IT by the ballet piano guy with the cats who bakes cakes Mon, 14 May 2012 22:57:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://jonathanstill.com/2009/12/16/musical-surprises-16-the-skating-in-les-patineurs-is-nothing-new/comment-page-1/#comment-732 Stephen Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:05:00 +0000 http://jonathanstill.com/?p=1242#comment-732 Your general argument is correct. The skaters' ballet of Le Prophete is at the core of Les Patineurs. However it was not mere roller skates that were used but "in line" roller skates. They had only recently been invented and and they became popular in Paris precisely because of this opera, not the other way around. Your general argument is correct. The skaters’ ballet of Le Prophete is at the core of Les Patineurs. However it was not mere roller skates that were used but “in line” roller skates. They had only recently been invented and and they became popular in Paris precisely because of this opera, not the other way around.

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