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Famous Ballets

With the clues to help you, name each of these famous ballets.
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Last updated: October 16, 2024
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First submittedJanuary 18, 2022
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Composer
Choreographer
Hint
Ballet
1836
Løvenskiold
August Bournonville
First ballet where dancing en pointe had an aesthetic rationale
La Sylphide
1841
Adolphe Adam
Coralli / Perrot
Beautiful title character falls for the deceitful nobleman Albrecht
Giselle
1869
Ludwig Minkus
Marius Petipa
Based on famous 1605 Spanish novel
Don Quixote
1870
Léo Delibes
Arthur Saint-Léon
Subtitled "The Girl with the Enamel Eyes"
Coppelia
1877
Ludwig Minkus
Marius Petipa
Title means "The Temple Dancer"
La Bayadère
1877
Tchaikovsky
Julius Reisinger
About Princess Odette and an evil sorcerer's curse
Swan Lake
1890
Tchaikovsky
Marius Petipa
Based on Perrault fairy tale
The Sleeping Beauty
1892
Tchaikovsky
Marius Petipa / Lev Ivanov
Associated with the Christmas season
The Nutcracker
1910
Stravinsky
Michel Fokine
Title creature is both blessing and curse.
The Firebird
1911
Stravinsky
Michel Fokine
The story of the loves and jealousies of three puppets
Petrushka
1913
Stravinsky
Vaslav Nijinsky
Known for causing a riot upon its debut
The Rite of Spring
1938
Sergei Prokofiev
Ivo Váňa-Psota
Based on Shakespeare play
Romeo and Juliet
1945
Sergei Prokofiev
Rostislav Zakharov
Based on fairy tale
Cinderella
1962
Felix Mendelssohn
George Balanchine
Based on Shakespeare play
A Midsummer's Night Dream
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5 Comments
interopia
+1
Level 90
Jul 8, 2022
Also try Famous Operas!!!
interopia
+1
Level 90
Nov 12, 2022
Can you think of any other notable ones that should be added?
neontetraploid
+2
Level 49
Oct 16, 2024
the Rite of Spring, The Firebird, and Petrushka by Stravinsky

maybe Gayane by Khachaturian and Daphnis et Chloe by Ravel

interopia
+1
Level 90
Oct 16, 2024
Thanks, I'll look into these!
MlleMoutarde
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Level 57
Oct 25, 2024
Perhaps some MacMillan ones? Like Mayerling and Manon
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