On March 16th 1877, the premiere of the ballet Swan Lake took place This 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 ...
...Odette, 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...
... ballet 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 @BeornAndTheShieldmaiden Boost
