And even if you did know that did you know that he was not the first composer approached to write the score for the ballet? In fact, in 1870 the Bolshoi Ballet approached another famous composer to attack the fairytale: Peter Tchaikovsky! That’s right, the man who brought us The Nutcracker and Swan Lake was the original choice for the job. You may or may not know this, but the music for the Cinderella ballet was composed by a man named Sergei Prokofiev. Why, it only premiered 67 years ago! So, when you go to see the ballet this May at the San Diego Civic Theater, why go into it with your eyes shut? Let’s take a look at how this fabulous ballet got its start! Cinderella is a newer ballet, as ballets go, and there is a good chance that you haven’t seen it. Let’s take a moment and talk about the history of the ballet. If you missed that article, CLICK HERE to give it a read. We’ve already talked about the history of the Cinderella fairy tale.
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