Roland John Wiley is Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

‘This long-awaited study results from the meticulous labour of a professional lifetime, constituting perhaps the most comprehensive monograph devoted to a single dancer or choreographer. It includes rich resources for further study and represents an in-dispensable point of reference for all serious scholars of dance history and Fran-co-Russian culture.’ — Richard Ralph, Honorary Editor of Dance Research since 1983‘Roland John Wiley’s long-awaited monograph on Marius Petipa is exactly what we hoped it would be – a source-based biography accompanied by astute observations about the man, his oeuvre and the milieu in which he worked. Generous “bonus” material is provided in the form of English translations of a wide selection of source documents. A game changer for ballet history.’ — Doug Fullington, co-author of Five Ballets from Paris and St. Petersburg‘Wiley’s book is a treasure trove about Petipa’s career in Russia. Meticulously re-searched, it offers new information about Petipa’s activities there, weaving in facts about family, dancers, choreographers and others. Librettos provide substantial de-tails on both popular and lesser known ballets, while the Appendices contain exten-sive references. A major resource.’ — Dr Mary Jane Warner, Professor Emerita, York University

• Acknowledgements; Introduction; One-Early Years; Two-The State Of The Imperial Ballet: Petipa’S Tour To Moscow; Three-Fanny Elssler In St Petersburg; Four-The 1850S; Five-1860–1861: Before The Pharaoh’S Daughter; Six-1862; Seven-1863; Eight-1864; Nine-1865; Ten-1866; Eleven-1867; Twelve-1868; Thirteen-1869; Fourteen-1870; Fifteen-1871; Sixteen-1872; Seventeen-1873; Eighteen-1874; Nineteen-1875; Twenty-1876; Twenty-One-1877; Twenty-Two-1878; Twenty-Three-1879; Twenty-Four-1880; Twenty-Five-1881; Twenty-Six-1882; Twenty-Seven-1883; Twenty-Eight-1884; Twenty-Nine-1885; Thirty-1886; Thirty-One-1887; Thirty-Two-1888; A Fresh Start; The Chinese Alternative; Debt; Pain Points And Future Prospects; Notes; Conclusion; Note; Index