The ballet "Swan lake". Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan lake"

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Tchaikovsky's Ballet "Swan lake” is one of the symbols of the great Russian art, a masterpiece that became the gem treasures of world music and “hallmark” Bolshoi theatre. Suffering permeated every note of the piece. The intensity of tragedy and great melodies, typical of the works of Pyotr Ilyich, became known to all music lovers and lovers of choreography in the world. The circumstances of the creation of this magnificent ballet is not as dramatic as the chords of the “Scene on the lake”.

Swan lake

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The Last quarter of the nineteenth century was a strange ballet. Today, when it became part of the classics, it is hard to imagine that a few decades ago, this art form was treated as something secondary, unworthy the attention of serious musicians. Tchaikovsky, being not only a renowned composer but also a music scholar, however, loved the ballet and often attended performances, although the writing in this genre desires experienced. But something happened on the background of certain financial difficulties came the order from the Directorate, which promised a considerable amount. The fee was promised a generous, eight hundred rubles. Pyotr served in the Conservatory, and in those days, educators also lived in luxury, although, of course, the concept of abundance was different. The composer started to work. The ballet "Swan lake" (initially, the name “island of the swans”) the idea was based on German legends.

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Wagner and Tchaikovsky

As the action took place in Germany, Tchaikovsky, to feel the mysterious atmosphere of the Teutonic sagas and castles where knights and ladies were quite ordinary characters, go to this country (this, by the way, about the poverty of the content of the then professors). In the town of Bayreuth during the presentation (given “the ring of the Nibelung") held a glorious meeting of two geniuses - Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Richard Wagner. Tchaikovsky was delighted with "Lohengrin" and other operas of his famous colleagues, what did not fail to inform a German brother in the musical ranks. His protagonist Russian genius decided to name Siegfried, against which the German didn't mind.

Another mysterious German, Ludwig II

There was another mysterious character, seriously affecting the future of the ballet "Swan lake”. Wagner was a patron of the Bavarian monarch, Ludwig II is a strange person but very talented in their own way. Failure mysterious, fantastic and strange castles, he created a medieval atmosphere, very in tune with the soul of the great Russian composer. Even the king's death, which occurred in extremely suspicious circumstances, fits into the outline of the biography of this extraordinary and charming personality. The death of this strange monarch made on the minds of Tchaikovsky depressing action, he felt oppressed by the question, not whether he has brought, albeit unintentionally, trouble on his mind a grim story you wanted to tell people.

Swan lake libretto

Creative process

In ballet as action is always the most important party was considered choreography. According to the memoirs of contemporaries, this tradition violated the ballet "Swan lake”. The contents, however, also had important value, it emphasized the meaning of beautiful music. It is tragic and fits with the definition of unrequited love. As theatre Directorate acted as the customer's ballet "Swan lake”, the libretto was entrusted to Vladimir Begichev, head Large. He helped V. Geltser, a dancer, and later the author joined the creative process. The score was ready to 1876, and with the greatest care, manifested in the creation of the ballet, Tchaikovsky most likely did not anticipate that this work will be included in a series of masterpieces that immortalized his name.

Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan lake

Actors, time and place

Place and time of action labeled as fabulous. The main actors are few, only thirteen. Among them, an imperious Princess with a son of Siegfried, each the last, background, Sommersturm, his tutor Wolfgang, von Stein and his wife, von Charcters, too, with his wife, the messenger, the Herald, master of ceremonies, Swan Queen, she is enchanted beautiful Odette, like a drop of water like her Odile and her father, Rothbart, an evil sorcerer. And, of course, secondary characters, including little Lebeda. In General, on stage for four acts appears not so little artists.

Bolshoi theatre Swan lake

Storyline

Young, cheerful and rich Siegfried pleasant to spend time with friends. His celebration, coming of age day. But there is a Swan flock, and then leads the young Prince behind her in the woods. Odette, taking human form fascinates him with her beauty and talks about the treachery of Rothbart, has bewitched her. The Prince makes a vow of eternal love, but the mother-Queen has his plan for marriage device sons of destiny. At the ball he represent Odile, very similar to the Swan Queen girl. But the similarity is limited to the appearance, and soon Siegfried realizes his mistake. Itenter into a duel with the villain Rothbart, but the forces are unequal. In the finale the lovers die, the villain (in the reincarnation of the owl) too. This is the plot. “Swan lake” became an outstanding ballet not because of its unusualness, and thanks to the magical music of Tchaikovsky.

Tchaikovsky's ballets

The Disastrous premiere

In 1877 at the Bolshoi premiere. Date 20 Feb Pyotr Ilyich waited with anxiety and impatience. For excitement reason was for the statement come from Wenzel Reisinger, successfully failed all previous premiere performances of the theater. Hope that this time he will succeed, was not enough. And so it was. Not all contemporaries appreciated great music, mentally sensing the action together. Efforts ballerina Polina Karpachova in creating the image of Odette was not successful. The corps has earned quite a few caustic remarks of criticism for an inappropriate grope. The costumes and sets were flawed. Only the fifth attempt, after the change of the soloist (it was danced by Anna Camesasca, prima ballerina of the Bolshoi theatre), was able to captivate the audience. Tchaikovsky was depressed by the failure.

Bolshoi theatre Swan lake

The Mariinsky staging

It So happened that the ballet "Swan lake" was appreciated only after the author's death, which was not destined to enjoy his triumph. Eight years of production without much success went to the Bolshoi, until it finally was removed from the repertoire. Work on a new stage version of choreographer Marius Petipa began along with the author, helped them Lev Ivanov, possessed truly extraordinary abilities and a great memory for music.

The Script was rewritten, all choreographies, reinterpreted. The death of the great composer's shocked Petipa, he was sick (contributed other personal circumstances), but, having recovered, set out to create a ballet "Swan lake”, which would be a miraculous monument of PI Tchaikovsky. He succeeded.

February 17, 1894, shortly after the composer's death, on the evening of his memory, a student of Petipa, L. Ivanov suggested to the public the new version of the interpretation of the second act, described by critics as a brilliant breakthrough. Then, in January 1895, the ballet was staged at the Mariinsky theatre in St. Petersburg. This time the triumph was extraordinary. A few discordant with the General spirit works a new ending, a happy one. She suggested the brother of the late composer, modest Tchaikovsky. In the future, the company has returned to the original version, which is to this day a great success theatres around the world.

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The Fate of ballet

The Failure “Swan lake”, apparently, was the reason why the composer thirteen years were not taken for the ballets. Tchaikovsky may have confused the fact that this genre was still considered lightweight, unlike operas, symphonies, suites, cantatas and concerts, which he preferred to create. Of all ballets, the composer wrote three, the other two is “Sleeping beauty”, which premiered in 1890, and after a couple of years presented to the public ‘the Nutcracker”.

As for the “Swan lake”, his life was long, and probably eternal. The entire twentieth century ballet graces the stage of the leading theaters of the world. Your ideas should be implemented in its production of outstanding choreographers of our time A. Gorsky, A. Vaganova, K. Sergeev and many others. A revolutionary approach to the musical part of the work prompted the search for new and creative ways in the dance, confirming the world leadership of the Russian ballet. Connoisseurs of art from different countries, visiting Moscow, I think the essential point of visiting the Bolshoi theatre. “Swan lake” - a performance which does not leave anyone indifferent, watch it – a dream for all ballet lovers. Hundreds of prominent dancers consider the peak of his artistic career, Odette.

If I Knew Peter Ilyich…


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