List: Ballets by Marius Petipa

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•  Harlequinade

  Harlequinade is a type of theatrical performance piece, originally a slapstick adaptation of the Commedia dell'arte, which dates back to Italy in the 16th century. The story revolves around the lives of its five main characters: Harlequin, Pierrot, Columbine, Clown, and Pantaloon. The British harlequinade, beginning in the 18th century, involved a series of scenes interwoven with scenes from a serious play based on a myth or folklore.

  

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•  Swan Lake

  Swan Lake is a ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, by Vladimir Begichev and Vasiliy Geltser was fashioned from Russian folk tales as well as an ancient German legend. It tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger.

  

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•  The Nutcracker

  The Nutcracker, a two-act ballet by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, is perhaps the composer's best-loved work. Tchaikovsky's adaptation of the story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by E. T. A. Hoffmann was commissioned by the director of the Imperial Theatres Ivan Vsevolozhsky in 1891. The original production was staged by Marius Petipa on December 18, 1892, premiering on a double-bill with a now semi-forgotten Tchaikovsky opera, Iolanta.

  

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•  Giselle

  Giselle, ou Les Wilis is a ballet in two acts with a libretto by Jules-Henrri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Théophile Gautier, music by Adolphe Adam, and choreography by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot. The librettist took his inspiration from a poem by Heinrich Heine. The ballet tells the story of a peasant girl named Giselle who protects her lover from the vengeance of a group of evil female spirits called the Wilis.

  

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•  The Pharaoh's Daughter

  The Pharaoh's Daughter (The Daughter of the Pharaoh, Russian title Doch Faraona, French title La Fille du Pharaon), is a ballet choreographed by Marius Petipa, to the music of Cesare Pugni, with libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges from Théophile Gautier's Le Roman de la Momie. First presented by the Imperial Ballet at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on 18 January (old style 30 January) 1862.

  

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•  Coppélia

  Coppélia is a sentimental comic ballet with original choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon to a ballet libretto by Saint-Léon and Charles Nuitter and music by Léo Delibes. It was based upon two macabre stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, Der Sandmann (The Sandman), and Die Puppe (The Doll). The ballet premiered on 25 May 1870 at the Théâtre Impérial de l´Opéra, with Giuseppina Bozzacchi in the principal role of Swanhilde.

  

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•  Le Corsaire

  

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•  The Sleeping Beauty (ballet)

  The Sleeping Beauty is a ballet in a prologue and three acts, first performed in 1890. The music was by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The score was completed in 1889, and is the second of his three ballets. The original scenario was conceived by Ivan Vsevolozhsky, and is based on Charles Perrault's La Belle au bois Dormant. The choreographer of the original production was Marius Petipa. The premiere performance took place at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg in 1890.

  

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•  La Bayadère

  La Bayadère (The Temple Dancer) is a ballet, originally staged in four acts and seven tableaux by the Ballet Master Marius Petipa to the music of Ludwig Minkus. It was first performed by the Imperial Ballet at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, on February 4 1877.

  

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•  Don Quixote (ballet)

  Don Quixote is a ballet originally staged in four acts and eight scenes, based on an episode taken from the famous novel Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally choreographed by Marius Petipa to the music of Ludwig Minkus. First presented by the Ballet of the Imperial Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow, Russia on 26 December 1869.

  

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•  Paquita

  Paquita is a ballet in two acts and three scenes, with libretto by Joseph Mazilier and Paul Foucher. Originally choreographed by Joseph Mazilier to the music of Edouard Deldevez. First presented by the ballet of the Théâtre de l’Académie Royale de Musique in Paris on 1 April 1846. The work was retained in the repertory of the Opéra until 1851. In 1847 Paquita was staged for the first time in Russia for the Imperial Ballet of St.

  

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•  Frizak the Barber

  Frizak the Barber (AKA The Barber or Frizak or The Double Wedding) is a comic ballet in 1 Act/1 Scene, with choreography by Marius Petipa and music adapted by Ludwig Minkus from themes derived from Italian opera. The ballet was first presented by the Imperial Ballet on March 11/23, 1879 at the Imperial Bolshoi Kammeny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. The principal dancers at the première included Mariia Gorshenkova and Pavel Gerdt.

  

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•  Le Papillon (ballet)

  Le Papillon (The Butterfly) is a "fantastic ballet" in 2 acts, with choreography by Marie Taglioni and music by Jacques Offenbach to a libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges. It was first presented by the Ballet du Théâtre Impérial de l’Opéra on November 26, 1860, in Paris; Emma Livry (as Farfalla/the Butterfly), Louis Mérante (as Prince Djalma), Louise Marquet (as the Fairy Hamza), and Mme. Simon (as the Diamond Fairy) were the principal dancers.

  

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•  The Bandits (ballet)

  Les Brigands (The Bandits) is a "Grand ballet" in 2 acts/5 scenes with prologue, with choreography was by Marius Petipa, and the music by Léon Minkus. Libretto by Marius Petipa, derived from Miguel Cervantes' novel La Gitanilla. First presented by the Imperial Ballet on January 26/February 7, 1875 at the Imperial Bolshoi Kammeny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Principal Dancers - Ekaterina Vazem.

  

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•  Roxana, the Beauty of Montenegro

  Roxana, the Beauty of Montenegro (AKA Roxana) is a fantastic ballet in 4 acts, with choreography by Marius Petipa, and music by Ludwig Minkus. Libretto by Sergei Khudekov and Marius Petipa. First presented by the Imperial Ballet on January 29/February 11, 1878 at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Principal Dancers - Eugeniia Sokolova (as Roxana)

  

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•  The Daughter of the Snows

  The Daughter of the Snows (AKA Snegurochka) or "La Fille des Neiges" is a "fantastic ballet" in 3 acts/5 scenes, with choreography by Marius Petipa and music by Ludwig Minkus. Libretto by Marius Petipa, derived from the Russian fairy-tale Snegurochka by Aleksandr Ostrovsky, which the writer based on a Norwegian legend. The ballet premiered on January 7, 1879, at the St. Petersburg Imperial Bolshoi Kammeny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia by the Imperial Ballet.

  

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•  Zoraiya

  Zoraiya, the Moorish Girl in Spain (AKA Zoraiya) is a grand ballet in 4 acts/7 scenes, with choreography by Marius Petipa and music by Ludwig Minkus. The ballet was first presented by the Imperial Ballet on February 1/13, 1881 at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia.

  

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•  Night and Day (ballet)

  Night and Day (AKA La Nuit et le Jour or The Night and the Day) is a "fantastic ballet" in 1 act/3 scenes, with choreography by Marius Petipa and music by Ludwig Minkus. The ballet was premièred on May 18/30, 1883, at the Moscow Imperial Bolshoi Theatre by the Imperial Ballet. Principal Dancers - Eugeniia Sokolova (as Queen of the Night), Ekaetina Vazem (as Queen of the Day), Mariia Gorshenkova (as the Night Star), and Vavara Nikitina (as a Dove).

  

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•  The Magic Pills (ballet)

  The Magic Pills (Les Pilules magiques) is a "Ballet-Féerie" in 3 acts/13 scenes, with choreography by Marius Petipa and music by Ludwig Minkus. The ballet was first presented by the Imperial Ballet on February 9/21, 1886 at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Principal Dancers - Eugeniia Sokolova. NB This ballet was presented in honor of the inauguration of the Mariinsky Theatre as the Imperial Ballet and Opera's principal venue in 1886.

  

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•  Kalkabrino

  Kalkabrino is a ballet in three acts/three scenes, with choreography by Marius Petipa and music by Léon Minkus.

  

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•  A Marriage During the Regency

  A Marriage During the Regency is a ballet in 2 Acts, with choreography by Marius Petipa, and music by Cesare Pugni. Libretto by Marius Petipa. First presented by the Imperial Ballet on December 18/30, 1858, at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Principal dancers - Mariia Surovshchikova-Petipa (as the Countess Matil'da), and Timofei Stukolkin.

  

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•  The Parisian Market or Le Marché des Innocents

  The Parisian Market (aka Le Marché des parisien or Les Marché des Innocents) is a comic ballet in one act, with choreography by Marius Petipa, and music by Cesare Pugni. Libretto by Marius Petipa. First presented by the Imperial Ballet under the title Le Marché des parisien on 5 May 1859 at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Principal dancers: Mariia Surovshchikova-Petipa (as Lizetta), Marius Petipa (as Simon), and Timofei Stukolkin (as the Marquis Megrèle).

  

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•  The Blue Dahlia (ballet)

  The Blue Dahlia (AKA Le Dahlia Bleu) - is a Fantastic ballet in 2 Acts, with choreography by Marius Petipa, and music by Cesare Pugni. Libretto by Marius Petipa. First presented by the Imperial Ballet on May 12 1860 at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Principal dancers - Mariia Surovshchikova-Petipa (as the Blue Dahlia), and Timofei Stukolkin (as Beausoleil)

  

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•  Terpsichore (Petipa/Pugni)

  Terpsichore - is a ballet in 1 Act. Choreography by Marius Petipa. Music by Cesare Pugni. First presented by the Imperial Ballet on November 15/27, 1861, for the Imperial court at the theatre of Tsarskoe Selo in St. Petersburg, Russia.

  

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•  The Beauty of Lebanon or The Mountain Spirit

  The Beauty of Lebanon, or The Mountain Spirit (aka La Belle du Liban, ou L'Esprit des montagnes or Livanskaya Krasavitsa, ili Gorni Dukh) is a Fantastic ballet in 3 Acts-7 Scenes, with choreography by Marius Petipa, and music by Cesare Pugni. Libretto by E. Rappoport and Marius Petipa. First presented by the Imperial Ballet on December 12/24, 1863 at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia.

  

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