On March 16th 1877, the premiere of the ballet Swan Lake took placeThis performance has become a symbol of #Russian classical ballet.Composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky was fascinated by the plot of an ancient German legend about the beautiful princess Od...
...ette, who was transformed into a swan by the curse of an evil sorcerer - Knight Rothbart.Tchaikovsky's first ballet marked the beginning of a new era in the history of ballet art. The time had come for a symphonic ballet, rich in end-to-end musical and plot development.The performance was staged by choreographer Wenzel Reisinger. The first performer of the roles of Odette and Odile was Polina Karpakova.The first #Moscow production was not a resounding success. Recognition came to this ball...
...et a little later, but then, forever!The number of official foreign guests to have been invited to the Bolshoi and gifted with the experience of this wonderful ballet is impossible to count.Source@BeornAndTheShieldmaidenBoost
