Don Quixote (Petipa/Gorsky version)

E228936

ballet classical ballet

Don Quixote (Petipa/Gorsky version) is a celebrated 19th-century Russian ballet adaptation of Cervantes’ novel, renowned for its virtuosic choreography, vibrant Spanish flair, and enduring place in the classical repertoire.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Don Quixote (Petipa/Gorsky version) canonical	1
Don Quixote (ballet)	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ballet ⓘ classical ballet ⓘ
basedOn	Don Quixote ⓘ
basedOnWorkBy	Miguel de Cervantes ⓘ
containsElement	coda ⓘ ensemble dances ⓘ grand pas classique ⓘ mime scenes ⓘ variations ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Russian Empire ⓘ
genre	character ballet ⓘ romantic comedy ballet ⓘ
hasAct	Act I ⓘ Act II ⓘ Act III ⓘ
hasRoleType	character roles ⓘ corps de ballet ⓘ virtuoso female lead ⓘ virtuoso male lead ⓘ
hasScene	Dream scene ⓘ Grand pas de deux ⓘ Gypsy camp ⓘ Tavern scene ⓘ Wedding scene ⓘ
language	Russian ⓘ
movementQuality	bravura ⓘ fast footwork ⓘ high jumps ⓘ multiple pirouettes ⓘ strong épaulement ⓘ
notableFor	Spanish flair ⓘ classical repertoire staple ⓘ virtuosic choreography ⓘ
principalCharacter	Basilio ⓘ Cupid ⓘ Don Quixote ⓘ Espada ⓘ Gamache ⓘ Kitri ⓘ Mercedes ⓘ Dryads ⓘ surface form: Queen of the Dryads Sancho Panza ⓘ
repertoireStatus	frequently performed by major ballet companies ⓘ standard of 19th-century classical ballet repertoire ⓘ
setting	Spain ⓘ
style	Spanish character dance ⓘ classical Russian ballet style ⓘ
theme	comic adventure ⓘ idealized chivalry ⓘ illusion versus reality ⓘ romantic love ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Imperial Russian Ballet → premiered → Don Quixote (Petipa/Gorsky version) ⓘ

Ludwig Minkus → knownFor → Don Quixote (Petipa/Gorsky version) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Don Quixote (ballet)