Tag Archives: music

Musings from a Dance Scholar: The Musical World of Romeo and Juliet

By Beth Genné
San Francisco Ballet 2012 Visiting Scholar
March 6, 2012

Sergei Prokofiev’s score for Romeo and Juliet is one of the most luscious and dramatically exciting dance scores of the twentieth century. It has tempted many a choreographer. From the very first production created by choreographer Leonid Lavrovsky in 1940 in Soviet Russia for the legendary ballerina Galina Ulanova, to the British choreographers Frederick Ashton [...]

Posted in All Posts by Beth Genne | Also tagged Beth Genne, Musings from a Dance Scholar, Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet, San Francisco Ballet, SF Ballet, SFB | Leave a comment

“It Perfectly Tells the Story of Onegin…”

By Martin West
Music Director & Principal Conductor
January 11, 2012

Now that Nutcracker is behind us, my thoughts are turning already to the Repertory Season and to the works new to us this season. First up will be Cranko’s Onegin, a ballet that I have wanted to conduct ever since I first saw it in England at The Royal Ballet. It’s a piece full of [...]

Posted in All Posts by Martin West | Also tagged Martin West, Onegin, San Francisco Ballet, SF Ballet, SFB | 1 Comment

Go to Full Site