One of the most famous and well-loved ballets ever performed is Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. With its magical and melodic score this ballet is an enduring Christmastime favorite. The first version was staged by the legendary choreographer Marius Pepita and premiered in December 1892. The plot revolves around the dream of young girl Clara whose godfather is the maker of the most magical toys. Set at Christmas-time, Clara has a dream that her toys come to life and this beautiful ballet is a visualization of that dream. The Nutcracker has been staged many times with notable versions being choreographed by Mikhail Baryshnikov and Rudolph Nureyev.
Swan Lake is another ballet that uses the melodic music of Tchaikovsky. The ballet premiered in February 1877 at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow but the definitive version is perhaps the interpretation staged by Marius Pepita and Lev Ivanov in St Petersburg in January 1895. The plot sees Prince Siegfried meeting and falling in love with beautiful princess Odette who has been turned into a swan by an evil magician. She is only allowed into her human form at night and the love of a virgin prince is only able to break the spell. The play ends in tragedy with both characters dying but the two are beautifully reunited in the afterlife.
The ballet The Sleeping Beauty is a classic ballet based on the well-loved fairytale of a princess who sleeps for 100 years after pricking her finger on a spinning wheel. The Sleeping Beauty with music by Tchaikovsky premiered in St Petersburg on the 18th of December 1892. It was choreographed Marius Pepita, famous for his contribution to 19th Century ballet.
The ballet of William Shakespeare's well-known play about ill-fated lovers, Romeo and Juliet, is set to the music of Sergei Prokofiev. There have been many notable versions of this enduring ballet staged, with some of the most famous interpretations being choreographed by John Cranko and performed by the Stuttgart Ballet in 1962 and also Kenneth MacMillan's 1965 version for The Royal Ballet.
The ballet Copplia choreographed by Arthur Saint-Lon premiered at the Theatre Imperial de l'Opera in Paris in May 1870. The music is by Lo Delibes and the ballet's genre is romantic and comic. Franz a young boy falls in love with Copplia a girl who sits on her balcony all day reading but speaking to no one. Franz is engaged to Swanhilda who realizes that Copplia is in fact a doll made by an eccentric inventor. Swanhilda impersonates Copplia to win back the love of Franz and after some confusion harmony is restored in this enchanting ballet.
The much-loved fairytale story Cinderella provides the plotline for the ballet of the same name and is set to music by Sergei Prokofiev. Cinderella premiered in November 1945 at the Bolshoi Theatre with Rostislav Zakharov providing the choreography. A well-regarded interpretation of Cinderella is Sir Frederick Ashton's 1948 version. - 42265
Swan Lake is another ballet that uses the melodic music of Tchaikovsky. The ballet premiered in February 1877 at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow but the definitive version is perhaps the interpretation staged by Marius Pepita and Lev Ivanov in St Petersburg in January 1895. The plot sees Prince Siegfried meeting and falling in love with beautiful princess Odette who has been turned into a swan by an evil magician. She is only allowed into her human form at night and the love of a virgin prince is only able to break the spell. The play ends in tragedy with both characters dying but the two are beautifully reunited in the afterlife.
The ballet The Sleeping Beauty is a classic ballet based on the well-loved fairytale of a princess who sleeps for 100 years after pricking her finger on a spinning wheel. The Sleeping Beauty with music by Tchaikovsky premiered in St Petersburg on the 18th of December 1892. It was choreographed Marius Pepita, famous for his contribution to 19th Century ballet.
The ballet of William Shakespeare's well-known play about ill-fated lovers, Romeo and Juliet, is set to the music of Sergei Prokofiev. There have been many notable versions of this enduring ballet staged, with some of the most famous interpretations being choreographed by John Cranko and performed by the Stuttgart Ballet in 1962 and also Kenneth MacMillan's 1965 version for The Royal Ballet.
The ballet Copplia choreographed by Arthur Saint-Lon premiered at the Theatre Imperial de l'Opera in Paris in May 1870. The music is by Lo Delibes and the ballet's genre is romantic and comic. Franz a young boy falls in love with Copplia a girl who sits on her balcony all day reading but speaking to no one. Franz is engaged to Swanhilda who realizes that Copplia is in fact a doll made by an eccentric inventor. Swanhilda impersonates Copplia to win back the love of Franz and after some confusion harmony is restored in this enchanting ballet.
The much-loved fairytale story Cinderella provides the plotline for the ballet of the same name and is set to music by Sergei Prokofiev. Cinderella premiered in November 1945 at the Bolshoi Theatre with Rostislav Zakharov providing the choreography. A well-regarded interpretation of Cinderella is Sir Frederick Ashton's 1948 version. - 42265
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