Romeo and Juliet, Ballet in Four Acts, Op 64

Genre: Ballet

Duration: 130 minutes (approximate

Composed:

1935-1936

Commission:

Commissioned by the Kirov Theater.

Premiere:

30-Dec-1938, by the Ballet of the National Theatre in Brno, Czech Republic. Choreographed by Vánia Psota.

Scenario:

Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Radlov, Adrian Pitrovsky, and Leonid Lavrovsky, based on the play by William Shakespeare.

London Symphony Orchestra68607-25/21/1996Angel Records

Sergei Prokofiev Cond.: André Previn Disc: 1   ACT 1  Romeo and Juliet Op. 64     Scene 1     
1.   Introduction 2.   Romeo 3.   The street awakens 4.   Morning Dance 5.   The Quarrel 6.   The Fight 7.   The Prince gives his order 8.   Interlude     Scene 2     
9.   Preparing for the Ball (Juliet and the Nurse) 10   Juliet as a young girl 11.   Arrival of the guests (Minuet) 12.   Masks 13.   Dance of the Knights 14.   Juliet's Variation 15.   Mercutio 16.   Madrigal 17.   Tybalt recognizes Romeo 18.   Departure of the guests (Gavotte) 19.   Balcony scene 20.   Romeo's Variation

  Act II   
    Scene 1     
21.   Love Dance 22.   Folk Dance 23.   Romeo and Mercutio 24.   Dance of the five couples 25.   Dance with the five mandolins 26.   The Nurse

Disc: 2Scene 2     
1.   The Nurse gives Romeo the note from Juliet 2.   Romeo with Friar Laurence 3.   Juliet with Friar Laurence Scene 3

4.   The people continue to make merry 5.   A Folk Dance again 6.   Tybalt meets Mercutio 7.   Tybalt and Mercutio fight 8.   Mercutio dies 9.   Romeo decides to avenge Mercutio's death 10.   Finale  

 Act III   
Scene 1

11.   Introduction 12.   Romeo and Juliet (Juliet's bedroom) 13.   The last farewell 14.   The Nurse 15.   Juliet refuses to marry Paris 16.   Juliet alone 17.   Interlude  Scene 2     

18.   At Friar Laurence's 19.   Interlude Scene 3     
20.   Again in Juliet's bedroom 21.   Juliet alone 22.   Morning Serenade 23.   Dance of the girls with the lilies 24.   At Juliet's bedside Epilogue   
25.   Juliet's funeral 26.   Death of Juliet death

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