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Cinderella
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.
Le Corsaire
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.
Swan Lake
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.
Romeo and Juliet
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.
The Firebird
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.
Giselle
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.
Coppélia
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.
The Sleeping Beauty
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Choreographer: Marius Petipa. The story of Princess Aurora who is cursed to sleep for a hundred years.
Don Quixote
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.
Manon
Composer: Jules Massenet / Choreographer: Kenneth MacMillan. A tale of love and tragedy between a young student and a beautiful, ill-fated courtesan.
Spartacus
Composer: Aram Khachaturian / Choreographer: Leonid Yakobson (original), Yuri Grigorovich (later versions). A gladiator named Spartacus leads a slave uprising against the Roman Empire.
The Nutcracker
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.
La Bayadère
Composer: Ludwig Minkus / Choreographer: Marius Petipa. The love story between a temple dancer and a warrior, set in India.
Jewels
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.
The Goldberg Variations
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach / Choreographer: Jerome Robbins. A ballet set to Bach’s Goldberg Variations, showcasing different styles of dance.
The Rite of Spring
Composer: Igor Stravinsky / Choreographer: Vaslav Nijinsky. Depicts various pagan rituals celebrating the advent of spring, culminating in a sacrifice.
Ghosts
Composer: Christopher Wheeldon / Choreographer: C.F. Kip Winger. An ethereal, contemporary ballet that explores the concept of a spectral presence.
Raymonda
Composer: Alexander Glazunov / Choreographer: Marius Petipa. The story of a noblewoman in medieval Hungary betrothed to a knight who goes on a crusade.
Apollo
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.
Daphnis and Chloé
Composer: Maurice Ravel / Choreographer: Michel Fokine. The love story of Daphnis and Chloé, who are aided by the god Pan to be together.
Les Sylphides
Composer: Frédéric Chopin / Choreographer: Michel Fokine. A romantic ballet that depicts a lone poet surrounded by ethereal sylphs.
Afternoon of a Faun
Composer: Claude Debussy / Choreographer: Vaslav Nijinsky. Centers on a faun and his interactions with several nymphs.
Fancy Free
Composer: Leonard Bernstein / Choreographer: Jerome Robbins. The story of three sailors on leave in New York City during World War II.
The Lady of the Camellias
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.
Mayerling
Composer: Franz Liszt / Choreographer: Kenneth MacMillan. A complex narrative ballet that portrays the tragic life of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria.
Onegin
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.
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
Composer: George Frideric Handel / Choreographer: Mark Morris. A ballet interpretation of Handel’s pastoral ode, exploring different emotional landscapes.
Sylvia
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.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn / Choreographer: George Balanchine. Based on Shakespeare's play, this ballet interweaves the stories of mortals and fairies.
Serenade
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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