Essential Ballets (22)

Discover the brilliance of the ballet world with our selection of unmissable performances! From classics like Swan Lake, Don Quixote, La Bayadère, and The Nutcracker to new masterpieces like Hosseinpour and Lunn’s Alice, Angelin Preljocaj's Le Parc, or Alonso King's Scheherazade, hours of beautiful ballet music and dance await!
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Le Parc by Angelin Preljocaj, music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Alice by Amir Hosseinpour and Jonathan Lunn, music by Philip Glass
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La Sylphide by Erik Bruhn after Bournonville, music by Herman Løvenskiold
La Sylphide by Erik Bruhn after Bournonville, music by Herman Løvenskiold

Leanne Stojmenov (The Sylph), Daniel Gaudiello ...

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Romeo & Juliet by Graeme Murphy, music by Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet by Graeme Murphy, music by Prokofiev

Madeleine Eastoe (Juliet), Kevin Jackson (Romeo...

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Dyad 1929 by Wayne McGregor, music by Steve Reich
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Winterreise by Christian Spuck, music by Schubert and Zender
Winterreise by Christian Spuck, music by Schubert and Zender

Mauro Peter (tenor), Ballett Zürich

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POPPEA // POPPEA by Christian Spuck, music by Donner, Monteverdi, Schumann, Torrini, Power, Westhoff, and Geminiani
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Romeo & Juliet by Helgi Tómasson, music by Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet by Helgi Tómasson, music by Prokofiev

Maria Kochetkova (Juliet), Davit Karapetyan (Ro...

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The Little Mermaid by Jan Kodet, music by Zbyněk Matějů
The Little Mermaid by Jan Kodet, music by Zbyněk Matějů

Magdaléna Matějková (The Little Mermaid), Ondře...

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Garden by Medhi Walerski, music by Saint-Saëns
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Le Corsaire by Manuel Legris after Petipa, music by Adam
Le Corsaire by Manuel Legris after Petipa, music by Adam

Robert Gabdullin (Conrad), Maria Yakovleva (Méd...

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Petipa and Cecchetti's Coppélia, music by Délibes
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The Nutcracker by Vainonen after Petipa and Ivanov, music by Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker by Vainonen after Petipa and Ivanov, music by Tchaikovsky

Alina Somova (Masha the Princess), Vladimir Shk...

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Romeo and Juliet by Nureyev, music by Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet by Nureyev, music by Prokofiev

Monique Loudières (Juliet), Manuel Legris (Rome...

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La Bayadère by Marius Petipa, new staging by Yuri Grigorovich, music by Léon Minkus
La Bayadère by Marius Petipa, new staging by Yuri Grigorovich, music by Léon Minkus

Svetlana Zakharova (Nikiya), Vladislav Lantrato...

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Nutcracker by Patrice Bart after Marius Petipa, music by Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker by Patrice Bart after Marius Petipa, music by Tchaikovsky

Daniel Barenboim (conductor) – Staatsoper Berlin

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Cinderella by Rudolf Nureyev, music by Sergei Prokofiev
Cinderella by Rudolf Nureyev, music by Sergei Prokofiev

Agnès Letestu (Cinderella), José Martinez (The ...

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Jewels by Balanchine, music by Fauré, Stravinsky, and Tchaikovsky
Jewels by Balanchine, music by Fauré, Stravinsky, and Tchaikovsky

With the Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra

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The Pharaoh's Daughter by Marius Petipa and Pierre Lacotte, music by Pugni
The Pharaoh's Daughter by Marius Petipa and Pierre Lacotte, music by Pugni

With Svetlana Zakharova (Aspicia) and Sergei Fi...

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Coppélia by Patrice Bart, music by Léo Delibes
Coppélia by Patrice Bart, music by Léo Delibes

Dorothée Gilbert (Swanilda), José Martinez (Cop...

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Giselle, Les Sylphides, and Coppélia, three of the greatest ballets
Giselle, Les Sylphides, and Coppélia, three of the greatest ballets

With Rudolf Nureyev, Nadia Nerina and Margot Fo...

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