Prince Siegfried falls in love with a white swan (Odette, pure innocent) and is seduced by a black swan (Odile, evil and erotic). No other ballet is staged so often. No other ballet is more loved. No ...
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This particular performance of the most famous ballet of the Romantic era is a very special and emotional occasion. Two nations are in mourning. The UK mourns the death of their Queen, Ukraine mourns ...
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RAYMONDA, choreographed by Marius Petipa to music by Alexander Glazunov, premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg in 1898, and is one of the great classic ballets. Yet outside of Russia, it ...
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Giselle, the most famous of all ballets of the Romantic era, and one of the definitive statements on heartbreak, was conceived by Theophile Gautier as a showcase for the great Carlotta Grisi and premi ...
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Jun 19, 2020
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