Changes: Swan Lake

Written by	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Date	1877 (first performance)

Revision as of 15:12, 26 March 2015

Swan Lake is a ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, his Opus 20. It tells the story of a prince who falls in love with a princess, Odette. She has been placed under an enchantment by the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart, and consequently is a swan by day and a human at night. To lift the spell, a human prince must pledge his love for her; to break the sorcerer's power completely, someone must die for her. The prince attends a ball, where the sorcerer disguises his daughter, Odile, to look like Odette. The confused prince declares his intention to marry Odile, and then is made to realize that she is not Odette. The ending of the ballet varies from production to production; several recent versions end with Odette condemned to live as a swan and the Prince grieving. The dual roles of Odette and Odile are danced by the same ballerina.

References

The ballet was spoofed as "Swine Lake" on episode 213 of The Muppet Show. Rudolf Nureyev danced the prince, and, in response to a request he made to dance with Miss Piggy on the show, he is partnered with a Ballerina Pig dancing as Odette and Odile. The pig naturally turns the number into something of a slapstick routine.

In A Celebration of Me, Grover, Zoe dances to a portion of Swan Lake, and Big Bird announces that it's his favorite ballet.

Salty and Pierre find a lake containing two swans in a Sesame Street segment. Salty gets the reference to Swan Lake, donning a tutu and dancing to a song from the ballet. (EKA: Episode 4188)

The song "Pas de Deux" is played in Muppets Most Wanted.

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-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky's] ballet "'''Swan Lake'''", Opus 20, tells the story of a prince, who falls in love with a princess, Odette.  She has been placed under an enchantement by the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart, and is a swan by day and a human at night.  To lift the spell a human prince must pledge his love for her; to break the sorcerer's power completely someone must die for her.  The prince attends a ball, where the sorcerer disguises his daughter, Odile, to look like Odette.  The confused prince declares his intention to marry Odile, and then is made to realize that she is not Odette.  The ending of the ballet varies from production to production; several recent versions end with Odette condemned to live as a swan and the Prince grieving.  The dual roles of Odette and Odile are danced by the same ballerina.
+'''''Swan Lake''''' is a [[ballet]] by [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]], his Opus 20. It tells the story of a prince who falls in love with a princess, Odette. She has been placed under an enchantment by the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart, and consequently is a swan by day and a human at night. To lift the spell, a human prince must pledge his love for her; to break the sorcerer's power completely, someone must die for her. The prince attends a ball, where the sorcerer disguises his daughter, Odile, to look like Odette. The confused prince declares his intention to marry Odile, and then is made to realize that she is not Odette. The ending of the ballet varies from production to production; several recent versions end with Odette condemned to live as a swan and the Prince grieving. The dual roles of Odette and Odile are danced by the same ballerina.
-The ballet was spoofed as "Swine Lake" on [[Episode 213: Rudolf Nureyev|episode 213]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.  [[Rudolf Nureyev]] danced the prince, and, in response to a request he made to dance with [[Miss Piggy]] on the show, he is partnered with the [[Ballerina Pig]] dancing Odette and Odile.  The pig naturally turns the number into something of a slapstick routine.
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+==References==
+* The ballet was spoofed as "Swine Lake" on [[Episode 213: Rudolf Nureyev|episode 213]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. [[Rudolf Nureyev]] danced the prince, and, in response to a request he made to dance with [[Miss Piggy]] on the show, he is partnered with a [[Ballerina Pig]] dancing as Odette and Odile. The pig naturally turns the number into something of a slapstick routine.
+* In ''[[A Celebration of Me, Grover]]'', [[Zoe]] dances to a portion of ''Swan Lake'', and [[Big Bird]] announces that it's his favorite ballet.
+* [[Sesame Street Number Segments#Salty and Pierre|Salty and Pierre]] find a lake containing two swans in a ''Sesame Street'' segment. Salty gets the reference to ''Swan Lake'', donning a tutu and dancing to a song from the ballet. {{eka|4188}}
+* The song "Pas de Deux" is played in ''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]''.
+{{wikipedia}}
 [[Category:Muppet Songs]]
 [[Category:Muppet Show Songs]]
 [[Category:Classical Music]]
+[[Category:Stage References]]
+[[Category:Muppets Most Wanted Songs]]


Written by	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Date	1877 (first performance)