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Cinderella

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Composer: Sergei Prokofiev / Choreographer: Rostislav Zakharov (original), with notable versions by Frederick Ashton and others. The story of a gentle-hearted girl who triumphs over her mean-spirited stepsisters.

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Le Corsaire

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Composer: Adolphe Adam / Choreographer: Joseph Mazilier and Marius Petipa. Revolves around the escapades of a dashing pirate and his love for a beautiful harem girl.

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Swan Lake

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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Choreographer: Julius Reisinger (original), Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov (later revisions). A princess is turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer’s curse.

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Romeo and Juliet

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Composer: Sergei Prokofiev / Choreographer: Leonid Lavrovsky (original), with notable versions by John Cranko and Kenneth MacMillan. The classic Shakespearean tale of two young star-crossed lovers.

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The Firebird

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Composer: Igor Stravinsky / Choreographer: Michel Fokine. Based on Russian folk tales of the magical glowing bird that is both a blessing and a curse to its captor.

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Giselle

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Composer: Adolphe Adam / Choreographer: Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot. A peasant girl dies of a broken heart after discovering her lover is betrothed to another.

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Coppélia

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Composer: Léo Delibes / Choreographer: Arthur Saint-Léon. A story about a man who falls in love with a life-like doll created by Dr. Coppélius.

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The Sleeping Beauty

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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Choreographer: Marius Petipa. The story of Princess Aurora who is cursed to sleep for a hundred years.

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Don Quixote

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Composer: Ludwig Minkus / Choreographer: Marius Petipa. Inspired by Miguel de Cervantes' tale, this ballet follows the adventures of Don Quixote and his squire, Sancho Panza.

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Manon

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Composer: Jules Massenet / Choreographer: Kenneth MacMillan. A tale of love and tragedy between a young student and a beautiful, ill-fated courtesan.

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Spartacus

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Composer: Aram Khachaturian / Choreographer: Leonid Yakobson (original), Yuri Grigorovich (later versions). A gladiator named Spartacus leads a slave uprising against the Roman Empire.

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The Nutcracker

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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Choreographer: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. On Christmas Eve, a young girl’s toy nutcracker comes to life and whisks her away to a magical kingdom.

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La Bayadère

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Composer: Ludwig Minkus / Choreographer: Marius Petipa. The love story between a temple dancer and a warrior, set in India.

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Jewels

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Composer: Various / Choreographer: George Balanchine. A ballet in three parts, inspired by the art of jeweler Claude Arpels and the music of Fauré, Stravinsky, and Tchaikovsky.

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The Goldberg Variations

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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach / Choreographer: Jerome Robbins. A ballet set to Bach’s Goldberg Variations, showcasing different styles of dance.

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The Rite of Spring

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Composer: Igor Stravinsky / Choreographer: Vaslav Nijinsky. Depicts various pagan rituals celebrating the advent of spring, culminating in a sacrifice.

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Ghosts

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Composer: Christopher Wheeldon / Choreographer: C.F. Kip Winger. An ethereal, contemporary ballet that explores the concept of a spectral presence.

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Raymonda

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Composer: Alexander Glazunov / Choreographer: Marius Petipa. The story of a noblewoman in medieval Hungary betrothed to a knight who goes on a crusade.

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Apollo

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Composer: Igor Stravinsky / Choreographer: George Balanchine. The coming of age story of Apollo, god of music, who inspires the Muses of poetry, mime, and dance.

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Daphnis and Chloé

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Composer: Maurice Ravel / Choreographer: Michel Fokine. The love story of Daphnis and Chloé, who are aided by the god Pan to be together.

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Les Sylphides

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Composer: Frédéric Chopin / Choreographer: Michel Fokine. A romantic ballet that depicts a lone poet surrounded by ethereal sylphs.

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Afternoon of a Faun

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Composer: Claude Debussy / Choreographer: Vaslav Nijinsky. Centers on a faun and his interactions with several nymphs.

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Fancy Free

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Composer: Leonard Bernstein / Choreographer: Jerome Robbins. The story of three sailors on leave in New York City during World War II.

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The Lady of the Camellias

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Composer: Frédéric Chopin / Choreographer: John Neumeier. The tragic love affair between a courtesan and a young bourgeois man, based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas fils.

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Mayerling

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Composer: Franz Liszt / Choreographer: Kenneth MacMillan. A complex narrative ballet that portrays the tragic life of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria.

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Onegin

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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (arranged by Kurt-Heinz Stolze) / Choreographer: John Cranko. A ballet adaptation of Alexander Pushkin’s novel, chronicling the life and loves of the arrogant Eugene Onegin.

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L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato

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Composer: George Frideric Handel / Choreographer: Mark Morris. A ballet interpretation of Handel’s pastoral ode, exploring different emotional landscapes.

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Sylvia

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Composer: Léo Delibes / Choreographer: Louis Mérante (original), later versions by Frederick Ashton and others. A mythological ballet that follows the story of Sylvia, an Arcadian nymph, and her love for a mortal shepherd.

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Composer: Felix Mendelssohn / Choreographer: George Balanchine. Based on Shakespeare's play, this ballet interweaves the stories of mortals and fairies.

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Serenade

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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Choreographer: George Balanchine. The first ballet Balanchine created in America, originally intended as an exercise for his students.

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