The greatest tales of song and dance (9)

It's the natural cycle for the creative process: an artist puts their greatest ideas on paper — then one day, those words are transformed into music … or dance steps … or both! In this playlist, you'll find works that began as works of literature, before inspiring composers and choreographers …

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Bizet's Carmen
Bizet's Carmen

Calixto Bieito (stage director), Sir Mark Elder...

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Carmen by Jiří Bubeníček after Roland Petit, music by Bizet, de Falla, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and Bonolis
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Massenet's Cendrillon (Cinderella)
Massenet's Cendrillon (Cinderella)

Fiona Dunn (stage director), John Wilson (condu...

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Cinderella by Jean-Christophe Maillot, music by Prokofiev
Cinderella by Jean-Christophe Maillot, music by Prokofiev

With Aurélia Schaefer (Cinderella), Francesco N...

ballet
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Unsuk Chin's Alice in Wonderland (world premiere)
Unsuk Chin's Alice in Wonderland (world premiere)

Achim Freyer (stage director), Kent Nagano (con...

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Alice by Amir Hosseinpour and Jonathan Lunn, music by Philip Glass
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Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann
Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann

Daniele Finzi Pasca (stage director), Kent Naga...

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Dvořák's Rusalka
Dvořák's Rusalka

Christof Loy (stage director), Ivor Bolton (con...

opera