Cinderella (Prokofiev)
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For the Petipa/Checcetti/Ivanov Cinderella of 1893, see Cinderella (Fitinhof-Schell)
Cinderella (Op. 87) is a ballet composed by Sergei Prokofiev. The piece was composed between 1940 and 1944. Part way through writing it he broke off to write his opera War and Peace. The premiere of Cinderella was on November 21, 1945 at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Galina Ulanova danced the title role.
Cinderella is notable for its jubilant music, lush scenery, and for the hilarious double-roles of the stepsisters, more mad than bad in this treatment.
[edit] Cinderella (ballet)
- Act I
- No 1 Introduction
- No 2 Shawl Dance
- No 3 Cinderella
- No 4 The Father
- No 5 The Fairy Godmother
- No 6 The Sisters' New Clothes
- No 7 The Dancing Lesson
- No 8 Departure of the Stepmother and the Sisters for the Ball
- No 9 Cinderella Dreams of the Ball
- No 10 Gavotte
- No 11 Second Appearance of the Fairy Godmother
- No 12 Spring Fairy
- No 13 Summer Fairy
- No 14 Grasshoppers and Dragonflies
- No 15 Autumn Fairy
- No 16 Winter Fairy
- No 17 The Interrupted Departure
- No 18 The Clock
- No 19 Cinderella's Departure for the Ball
- Act II
- No 20 Dance of the Courtiers
- No 21 Passepied
- No 22 Bourree
- No 23 Skinny's Variation
- No 24 Dumpy's Variation
- No 25 Dance of the Courtiers (Reprise)
- No 26 Mazurka and Entrance of the Prince
- No 27 Dance of the Prince's Four Companions
- No 28 Mazurka
- No 29 Cinderella's Arrival at the Ball
- No 30 Grand Waltz
- No 31 Promenade
- No 32 Cinderella's Dance
- No 33 Dance of the Prince
- No 34 Refreshments for the Guests
- No 35 Duet of the Sisters with the Oranges
- No 36 Duet of the Prince and Cinderella
- No 37 Waltz-Coda
- No 38 Midnight
- Act III
- No 39 The Prince and the Cobblers
- No 40 First Galop of the Prince
- No 41 Temptation
- No 42 Second Galop of the Prince
- No 43 Orientalia
- No 44 Third Galop of the Prince
- No 45 Cinderella's Awakening
- No 46 The Morning After the Ball
- No 47 The Prince's Visit
- No 48 The Prince Recognizes Cinderella
- No 49 Waltz
- No 50 Amoroso
[edit] Orchestral suites extracted from Cinderella
- Suite No. 1 from Cinderella, Op. 107
- Suite No. 2 from Cinderella, Op. 108
- Suite No. 3 from Cinderella, Op. 109
[edit] Pieces from Cinderella arranged for piano
- Three Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 95
- Ten Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 97
- Six Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 102
| Ballets by Sergei Prokofiev |
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 Ala i Lolli | Chout Trapeze | Le Pas d'acier The Prodigal Son | On the Dnieper Romeo and Juliet | Cinderella |
