Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake, with 4 acts, was written in 1876. This is Tchaikovsky's first dance music, which is based on folklore.
It tells the story of Princess Aogueta being turned into a white swan by the devil in Swan Lake. Prince Siegfried visited Swan Lake and fell in love with Aogueta. On the night when the prince chose the bride, the devil made his daughter, Black Swan, pretend to be ogita to cheat the prince. The prince was almost deceived, and finally found out in time that he attacked the devil and killed him. The white swan restores the princess's original shape, combines with the prince, and has a happy ending.
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Swan Lake was written by Tchaikovsky, a great Russian composer, in 1876. He constructed a grand music scene by symphonic writing, and many pieces of music became classics handed down from generation to generation. In this ballet, there is a whimpering wind music that expresses the pure inner world of Princess Aogueta. There are gorgeous and clear dance music, which shows the sunshine and vitality of Prince Ferid.
The story of Swan Lake is based on folk stories, that is, the devil turned a beautiful girl into a swan, but the power of love and justice finally defeated evil.
At first, Swan Lake had two different endings, usually mixed performances: in the first version, the prince was fascinated by hallucinations and finally died with Princess Aogueta; However, in the famous St. Petersburg version, although the music at the end is sad, it is a happy ending in which love triumphs over evil.