Ballet

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina is a ballet choreographed by Boris Eifman to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, first performed in 2005. Anna Karenina is a ballet choreographed by Boris Eifman, based on the 1877 novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.

Choreography
Boris Eifman
Music
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Premiere
2005
First performed at
Saint Petersburg

About the work

Anna Karenina is a ballet choreographed by Boris Eifman, based on the 1877 novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. The première took place in Saint Petersburg on Saturday, 2 April 2005. The music is by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and includes excerpts from:

Symphony No. 2 in C minor Little Russian, Op. 17

The Tempest symphonic fantasy, Op. 18

Francesca da Rimini symphonic fantasy, Op. 32

Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42

Scherzo. Presto giocoso

Suite No. 1 in D major, Op. 43

Andante sostenuto, moderato e con anima

Intermezzo: part 3. Andante semplice

Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48

Andante non troppo. Allegro moderato

Suite No. 3 in G, Op. 55

Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58

Hamlet, overture-fantasy, Op. 67a

Souvenir de Florence, string sextet in D minor, Op. 70

Adagio cantabile e con moto

Symphony No. 6 in B minor Pathetique, Op. 74

The Voyevoda symphonic ballad, Op. 78

Romeo and Juliet fantasy-overture

From the Wikipedia article “Anna Karenina (Eifman ballet)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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