Sergei Prokofiev
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Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who later worked in the Soviet Union. As the creator of acknowledged masterpieces across numerous music genres, he is regard
Prokofiev, c. 1918
Prokofiev, aged 9, with the score of his opera The Giant
Composer Reinhold Glière, Prokofiev's first composition teacher
Saint Petersburg Conservatory in 1913
Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev)
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Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, is a ballet by Sergei Prokofiev based on William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. First composed in 1935, it was substantially revised for its Soviet premiere in early 19
Sergei Prokofiev
…of the 20th century. His works include such widely heard pieces as the March from The Love for Three Oranges, the suite Lieutenant Kijé, the ballet Romeo and Juliet—from which "Dance of the Knights" is taken—and Peter and the Wolf. Of the established forms and genres in which he worked, he created—excluding…
Galina Ulanova and Yuri Zhdanov in the ballet
A 2010 production at the Royal Swedish Opera
A 2014 Krzysztof Pastor's production at the Polish National Ballet, dancers: Vladimir Yaroshenko and Maria Żuk