The Creation (Haydn) of Eve is usually sung by the same soloist who sings Gabriel. This was the practice Haydn followed, but some conductors prefer to cast each of the five roles with a different soloist. The choral singers are employed in a series of monumental choruses, several of them celebrating the end of one particular day of creation. The orchestra often plays alone, notably in the episodes of tone painting: the appearance of the sun, the creation of various beasts, and above all in the overture, the famous depiction of the Chaos before the creation. The oratorio is structured in three parts.
The Seasons (ballet) leaves from autumn trees rain upon their merriment. Apotheosis — "The Sable sky" Constellations of stars sparkle above the earth. List of the numbers comprising "The Seasons" taken from the "Yearbook of the Imperial Theatres, 1899-1900", being the original titles of the dances and "mise en scène" as originally staged. Tableau I — "L’Hiver" (winter) Tableau II — "Le Printemps" (spring) Tableau III — "L’Été" (summer) Tableau IV — "L’Automne" (fall) Apotheosis The Seasons (ballet) The Seasons (, "Vremena goda"; also ) is an allegorical ballet in one act, four scenes, by the choreographer Marius Petipa, with music by Alexander