Although Petrushka is a puppet, he feels human emotions, including bitterness toward the Charlatan for his imprisonment, as well as love for the beautiful Ballerina, all of which is sensitively described by Stravinsky's Expressionist piano breaks.
Petrushka is a puppet. He feels human emotions, as well as love for the beautiful Ballerina, all of which is sensitively described by Stravinsky's Expressionist piano breaks. This was including bitterness toward the Charlatan for his imprisonment.