Premiere of the Brilliant "Romeo and Juliet" Ballet at Mikhailovsky Ballet Theatre (30 October 2008 - 18 December 2008)
30 October, 31 October and 1 November on the stage of the Mikhailovsky Classical Ballet and Opera Theatre will take
place the premiere of the Ballet by Sergei Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" (Oleg Vinogradov version).
This performance also will be
played on 21 November and 22 November.
Romeo and Juliet is a ballet by Sergei Prokofiev based on Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet.
Music from the ballet was extracted by Prokofiev as three suites for orchestra
and as a piano work.
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare
concerning two young "star-crossd lovers" and the role played by their tragic
suicides in ending a long-running family feud. It is one of the most famous of
Shakespeares plays, one of his earliest theatrical triumphs, and is thought to
be the most archetypal love story of the Renaissance and indeed the history of
Western culture.
Several ballet adaptations of the story have been made, the first written in
the 18th century. The best known feature music by Sergei Prokofiev, and a
variety of choreographers have used this music. The first version featuring
Prokofievs music was performed in 1938.
Music For the Ballet
Fragment 1
Fragment 2
About Premiere of the Brilliant "Romeo and Juliet" Ballet at Mikhailovsky Ballet Theatre
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