From 1992 – 2005, under the direction of Eldar Aliev, Ballet Internationale presented more than 30 productions, including their own versions of 1001 Nights by F. Amirov, The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty by P. Tchaikovsky, The Firebird by I. Stravinsky, Le Corsaire and Giselle by A. Adam,...
Just as with its operatic playbill, the Mariinsky’s ballet repertoire was marked by a distinctly Russian flair. The debuts of Tchaikovsky’sThe Sleeping Beauty(January 3, 1890) andThe Nutcracker(December 18, 1892) occurred during this golden age, as well as the 1895 revival ofSwan Lake,whic...