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Additional music was added for specific dances by Sergei Taneyev (Prelude); Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov (Entry of Cleopatra); Mikhail Glinka (Veil Dance); Alexander Glazounov (Bacchanale) and Moussorgsky (Persian Dance). It was first performed by the Ballets Russes on 2 June 1909 at Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris. The first London performance took place on 7 July 1911, at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The scenery and costumes for the original production were designed by Leon Bakst. The set was destroyed by fire on a train between Rio de Janiero and Sao Paulo in 1917 so in 1918, to open the season at the London Coliseum, Robert Delauney was engaged to produce set designs for a revised production. This included some old and some new costumes, including those for Cleopatra and Amoun which were designed by Sonia Delaunay. 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