Editing Sergei Diaghilev (section)

=== Concerts historiques russes ===
The success of the 1906 exhibition inspired Diaghilev to present Russian music to the world’s culture capitals such as Paris. In 1907, he organised ‘Concerts historiques russes’ with famous composers like [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]], [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]], [[Alexander Glazunov]], Feodor Chaliapin, and Félia Litvinne. The tour was supported and sponsored by Diaghilev’s royal patrons [[Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia]] and [[Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]. In the spring of 1908, Diaghilev mounted a production of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, starring Feodor Chaliapin, at the Paris Opéra. [[Boris Anisfeld]] created the sets, designed by Bakst and Benois. To maximize authenticity, one of the artists [[Ivan Bilibin]] even travelled to [[Arkhangelsk Oblast]] to purchase the costumes.{{sfn|Varakina|2008|p=250—251}} The tour became a sensation and the success was overwhelming, however, financially, it was unprofitable and ended with a loss of 85,000 [[French franc|francs]].{{sfn|Scheijen|2009}}