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.
Rhapsody (Ashton) Rhapsody is a one act ballet by Sir Frederick Ashton, based on Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini". The ballet premiered on 4 August 1980 at The Royal Ballet, and was dedicated to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. It has been revived twice since its 1980 premiere, in 1995 and 2011.