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Don Quixote is a ballet in four acts and eight scenes, based on episodes taken from the famous novel. It was originally choreographed by to the music of and first presented by the of Moscow, Russia on 26 December [ 14 December] 1869. Petipa and Minkus revised the ballet into a far more expanded and elaborated edition in five acts and eleven scenes for the, first presented on 21 November [ 9 November] 1871 at the of. All modern productions of the Petipa/Minkus ballet are derived from the version staged by for the Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow in 1900, a production the ballet master staged for the Imperial Ballet of St.

Petersburg in 1902. See also: Don Quixote was brought from Russia to other countries first by 's company in 1924 in an abridged version of Gorsky's 1902 production, though the full-length work was not staged abroad for many years. The famous Grand Pas de Deux from the ballet's final scene was staged in the West as early as the 1940s, given first by the. Games Dave 2 more. The first full-length production mounted outside of Russia was a completely new staging, produced and choreographed by for in 1950.

The first full revival of the original Russian production to be staged in the West was by in 1962. In 1966 staged his version for the, with Minkus' score adapted. In 1973, Nureyev filmed his version with the and as Don Quixote. Mounted his own version in 1980 for, a production that has been staged by many companies, including the, though the company would later stage Nureyev's version and most recently, 's.

Minkus: Don Quixote - Piano Score for Classical Ballet. By Nina Miller. Listen with Unlimited. Or buy MP3 album for $17.98. Minkus, L.: Don Quixote [Ballet] 2.

Today the ballet has been staged by many companies all over the world in many different versions, and is considered to be among the great classics of the ballet. American choreographer famously created a modern version in 1965 for the to the music of, with Balanchine himself appearing as Don Quixote and as Dulcinea. Microchip Filter Design. This production had nothing to do with the Minkus version.

It was only given until the mid-1970s and then taken out of the repertory of the company. In 2005 it was reconstructed by Farrell for the company, and continues to be performed. First presented by in 2003 under the staging of and then-principal dancer Yuri Possokhov, Don Quixote has recently been revived by SFB.