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La Bayadère

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Composer: Ludwig Minkus, Year of Premiere: 1877, Brief Plot Summary: The tragic tale of a temple dancer named Nikiya, her lover Solor, and the princess who comes between them.

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Spartacus

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Composer: Aram Khachaturian, Year of Premiere: 1956, Brief Plot Summary: The story of Spartacus, the leader of a slave uprising against the Roman Republic.

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The Sleeping Beauty

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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Year of Premiere: 1890, Brief Plot Summary: The story of a princess cursed to sleep for a hundred years until awakened by a prince's kiss.

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Romeo and Juliet

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Composer: Sergei Prokofiev, Year of Premiere: 1938, Brief Plot Summary: Shakespeare's classic tale of two star-crossed lovers and their feuding families in Verona.

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The Rite of Spring

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Composer: Igor Stravinsky, Year of Premiere: 1913, Brief Plot Summary: An avant-garde ballet that evokes the ancient rituals of a pagan Slavic tribe, culminating in a sacrificial dance.

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Apollo

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Composer: Igor Stravinsky, Year of Premiere: 1928, Brief Plot Summary: The young god Apollo is instructed in the arts by three muses: Terpsichore, Calliope, and Polyhymnia.

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Sylvia

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Composer: Léo Delibes, Year of Premiere: 1876, Brief Plot Summary: The story centers on Sylvia, a nymph attendant to Diana, and her love for the shepherd Aminta, thwarted by the hunter Orion.

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Paquita

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Composer: Édouard Deldevez and Ludwig Minkus, Year of Premiere: 1846, Brief Plot Summary: A young Spanish noblewoman is saved by a French officer who later discovers that she is of noble birth as well.

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The Nutcracker

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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Year of Premiere: 1892, Brief Plot Summary: On Christmas Eve, a young girl named Clara is whisked away into a magical world of a Nutcracker prince and his battle against the Mouse King.

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Le Corsaire

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Composer: Adolphe Adam et al., Year of Premiere: 1856, Brief Plot Summary: A pirate, Conrad, falls in love with a beautiful harem girl, Medora, and embarks on a daring rescue after she is kidnapped.

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The Firebird

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Composer: Igor Stravinsky, Year of Premiere: 1910, Brief Plot Summary: A magical firebird helps a prince rescue a princess from an evil sorcerer.

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Giselle

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Composer: Adolphe Adam, Year of Premiere: 1841, Brief Plot Summary: Giselle, a peasant girl, falls in love with a nobleman disguised as a villager, dies of heartbreak after discovering his deceit, and becomes a protective spirit.

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Les Sylphides

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Composer: Frédéric Chopin, Year of Premiere: 1909, Brief Plot Summary: A romantic reverie ballet that depicts a poet dreaming of beautiful sylphs in a moonlit forest.

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Cinderella

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Composer: Sergei Prokofiev, Year of Premiere: 1945, Brief Plot Summary: A downtrodden young woman whose fortune is changed by a fairy godmother and a royal ball, where she meets her prince.

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L'après-midi d'un faune

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Composer: Claude Debussy, Year of Premiere: 1912, Brief Plot Summary: A faun encounters several nymphs and engages with them in a series of seductive dances.

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Raymonda

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Composer: Alexander Glazunov, Year of Premiere: 1898, Brief Plot Summary: Raymonda is betrothed to a knight who goes off to war. In his absence, she has to fend off the advances of another suitor.

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Swan Lake

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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Year of Premiere: 1877, Brief Plot Summary: A princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse.

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Petrushka

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Composer: Igor Stravinsky, Year of Premiere: 1911, Brief Plot Summary: The story of a Russian traditional puppet, Petrushka, who is brought to life and possesses human emotions.

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Coppélia

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Composer: Léo Delibes, Year of Premiere: 1870, Brief Plot Summary: A love-struck boy becomes infatuated with a lifelike doll, Coppélia, prompting jealousy from his fiancée.

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Don Quixote

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Composer: Ludwig Minkus, Year of Premiere: 1869, Brief Plot Summary: Inspired by Cervantes' novel, this ballet traces the adventures of Don Quixote and his quest to find his ideal woman, Dulcinea, alongside the love story of Kitri and Basilio.

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