1, Swan Lake?
It premiered in Moscow on 1877. The original play was called Swan Lake, but in 1895, it was completely adapted by Marius Petipa and Italian ballet composer Ricardo Drigo. The title of the play is also abbreviated as Swan Lake, which is also well known to today's audience. When this ballet first came out, it was severely criticized by public opinion. People think it is too difficult to understand and not easy to remember.
However, it became Tchaikovsky's masterpiece and his first ballet. The story of Swan Lake is already familiar, and modern audiences can watch this touching story in more forms than just ballet. In 20 10, an Oscar-winning film called Black Swan was released, which was also the basis of Shrek, Disney film Princess Swan and many other stories and legends.
This is a real ballet masterpiece, and it has always been regarded as one of the greatest ballets of all time, even if it is not the greatest ballet.
2. Romeo and Juliet?
A ballet based on Shakespeare's plays, the story is very famous. This ballet was first performed in Czechoslovakia on 1938. After major revision, it was staged again in Leningrad, Russia on 1940. Romeo and Juliet is regarded as the condensation of the beauty of music and dance, and it is also a famous ballet by prokofiev. This is such a beautiful ballet that people can't comment on it, but only by seeing it with their own eyes and hearing it with their own ears can they fully understand their sincere love. ?