Swan Lake is a two-act ballet made by New York City Ballet (NYCB) ballet master in chief Peter Martins, Martins' wife, NYCB principal dancer Darci Kistler, chose to include the final act of what, in her farewell performance?
Swan Lake (Martins) Swan Lake is a two-act ballet made by New York City Ballet (NYCB) ballet master in chief Peter Martins (after Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, and George Balanchine) to Tschaikovsky's eponymous music (1875–56). The premiere took place 27 October 1996, with the Royal Danish Ballet at the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen; the NYCB premiere was 29 April 1999 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center. Peter Martins' wife, NYCB principal dancer Darci Kistler, chose to include the final act of "Swan Lake" in her farewell performance, Sunday, 27 June.
Ballo della Regina Ballo della Regina is a one-act ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to music by Giuseppe Verdi. It is a set of variations set to ballet music (titled "La Peregrina") that Verdi cut from Act 3 of the original 1867 version of his opera "Don Carlos". Its premiere performance was on 12 January 1978, by the New York City Ballet at New York State Theater in Lincoln Center.