"Who wrote the music for the ballet ""Swan Lake""?"
Swan Lake (Martins) Swan Lake (Martins) Swan Lake is a two-act ballet made by New York City Ballet (NYCB) ballet master in chief Peter Martins (after Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, and George Balanchine) to Tschaikovsky's eponymous music (1875–76). The premiere took place 27 October 1996, with the Royal Danish Ballet at the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen; the NYCB premiere was 29 April 1999 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center. Peter Martins' wife, NYCB principal dancer Darci Kistler, chose to include the final act of "Swan Lake" in her farewell performance, Sunday, 27 June. Peter Martins' version of "Swan Lake" opened on 29
Swan Lake ballet was dropped from the repertory altogether. In all, "Swan Lake" was given a total of forty-one performances between its première and the final performance of 1883 – a rather lengthy run for a ballet that was so poorly received upon its premiere. Hansen would go on to become Balletmaster to the Alhambra Theatre in London and on 1 December 1884 he presented a one-act ballet titled "The Swans", which was inspired by the second scene of "Swan Lake". The music was composed by the Alhambra Theatre's "chef d'orchestre" Georges Jacoby. The second scene of "Swan Lake" was then presented