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Anastasia (ballet)

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71:. After MacMillan's death, DNA tests showed that Anderson was unrelated to the Russian imperial family, but at the time the ballet was created many, including MacMillan, were inclined to accept that she might be the lost Grand Duchess. Anderson was confined for a time to a mental institution in Berlin in 1920. The 1967 ballet depicts her there, painfully attempting to recover her memory. The first two acts of the 1971 version show Anastasia's life (or Anderson's mental image of it) in her privileged surroundings before the 108:
designed costumes and scenery for both productions. After MacMillan's death the ballet was revived, with minor changes, under the supervision of his widow Deborah MacMillan in May 1996. New costumes and scenery were designed by
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the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and it's impacts on the performing arts
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on 25 June 1967. The title role of Anastasia/Anderson was danced by
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Cultural depictions of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
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The first performance of the single-act version was given at the
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113:. In that, and later revivals, the title role was performed by 22: 33:. In 1971 MacMillan expanded the work to three acts for the 29:. The first version in one act was premiered in 1967 by the 278:, the Royal Opera House released the recording online. 174: 144: 456: 179:Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 22 July 1971: 92:. The three-act version was premiered by the 81:and the edgy Martinů score in the third act. 363:Craine, Debra. "Triumph for the ballerina", 69:Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia 305: 303: 342:Barry Kay Archive - ballet design index 457: 300: 435: 340:"Anastasia 1967 and 1971 productions" 500:Ballets created for The Royal Ballet 288:List of historical ballet characters 149:Deutsche Oper, Berlin, 25 June 1967 63:The ballet is based on the story of 13: 14: 526: 175:Original cast (three-act version) 377:" Anastasia (three acts) (1996)" 352:" Anastasia (three acts) (1971)" 145:Original cast (one-act version) 505:Ballets based on actual events 407: 382: 370: 357: 345: 333: 324: 315: 254:The 2016 production, starring 249: 1: 429: 465:Ballets by Kenneth MacMillan 7: 440:. London: Faber and Faber. 281: 10: 531: 67:, who purported to be the 495:Ballets set in the 1920s 490:Ballets set in the 1910s 310:"Anastasia (three acts)" 293: 330:Parry, pp. 327 and 389 40:The 1967 version uses 485:Ballets set in Russia 480:Ballets set in Berlin 475:1971 ballet premieres 470:1967 ballet premieres 436:Parry, Jann (2010) . 86:Deutsche Oper, Berlin 510:Biographical ballets 31:Deutsche Oper Ballet 367:, 6 May 1996, p. 10 189:Svetlana Beriosova 131:Lauren Cuthbertson 73:Russian Revolution 447:978-0-571-24303-7 438:Different Drummer 194:Antoinette Sibley 104:on 22 July 1971. 98:Royal Opera House 27:Kenneth MacMillan 522: 451: 423: 422: 411: 405: 404: 402: 400: 386: 380: 374: 368: 361: 355: 349: 343: 337: 331: 328: 322: 319: 313: 307: 264:Federico Bonelli 229:Marilyn Trounson 78:musique concrète 42:Bohuslav Martinů 530: 529: 525: 524: 523: 521: 520: 519: 455: 454: 448: 432: 427: 426: 413: 412: 408: 398: 396: 388: 387: 383: 375: 371: 362: 358: 350: 346: 338: 334: 329: 325: 320: 316: 308: 301: 296: 284: 260:Marianela Nuñez 256:Natalia Osipova 252: 239:Michael Coleman 219:Jennifer Penney 177: 147: 139:Natalia Osipova 119:Leanne Benjamin 115:Viviana Durante 12: 11: 5: 528: 518: 517: 512: 507: 502: 497: 492: 487: 482: 477: 472: 467: 453: 452: 446: 431: 428: 425: 424: 421:. 12 May 2020. 406: 381: 369: 356: 344: 332: 323: 314: 298: 297: 295: 292: 291: 290: 283: 280: 251: 248: 247: 246: 241: 236: 231: 226: 224:Lesley Collier 221: 216: 211: 206: 204:Anthony Dowell 201: 196: 191: 186: 176: 173: 172: 171: 169:Gerhard Bohner 166: 161: 156: 146: 143: 58:Symphony No. 3 54:Symphony No. 1 46:Symphony No. 6 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 527: 516: 513: 511: 508: 506: 503: 501: 498: 496: 493: 491: 488: 486: 483: 481: 478: 476: 473: 471: 468: 466: 463: 462: 460: 449: 443: 439: 434: 433: 420: 416: 410: 395: 391: 385: 378: 373: 366: 360: 353: 348: 341: 336: 327: 321:Parry, p. 388 318: 311: 306: 304: 299: 289: 286: 285: 279: 277: 273: 272:Thiago Soares 269: 268:Edward Watson 265: 261: 257: 245: 244:Adrian Grater 242: 240: 237: 235: 232: 230: 227: 225: 222: 220: 217: 215: 214:Vergie Derman 212: 210: 207: 205: 202: 200: 199:Derek Rencher 197: 195: 192: 190: 187: 185: 182: 181: 180: 170: 167: 165: 164:Vergie Derman 162: 160: 157: 155: 152: 151: 150: 142: 140: 136: 132: 128: 127:Mara Galeazzi 124: 123:Gillian Revie 120: 116: 112: 107: 103: 102:Covent Garden 99: 95: 91: 87: 82: 80: 79: 74: 70: 66: 65:Anna Anderson 61: 59: 55: 51: 47: 43: 38: 36: 32: 28: 24: 20: 19: 437: 418: 409: 397:. Retrieved 393: 384: 372: 364: 359: 347: 335: 326: 317: 253: 184:Lynn Seymour 178: 154:Lynn Seymour 148: 135:Laura Morera 94:Royal Ballet 90:Lynn Seymour 83: 76: 62: 39: 35:Royal Ballet 17: 16: 15: 250:Videography 209:Gerd Larsen 159:Rudolf Holz 111:Bob Crowley 50:Tchaikovsky 25:created by 459:Categories 430:References 419:Classic FM 234:David Wall 365:The Times 106:Barry Kay 18:Anastasia 282:See also 399:15 June 96:at the 444:  137:, and 23:ballet 394:Naxos 294:Notes 21:is a 442:ISBN 401:2020 56:and 52:'s 44:'s 461:: 417:. 392:. 302:^ 270:, 266:, 262:, 258:, 141:. 133:, 129:, 125:, 121:, 117:, 100:, 60:. 450:. 403:.

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ballet
Kenneth MacMillan
Deutsche Oper Ballet
Royal Ballet
Bohuslav Martinů
Symphony No. 6
Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 3
Anna Anderson
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
Russian Revolution
musique concrète
Deutsche Oper, Berlin
Lynn Seymour
Royal Ballet
Royal Opera House
Covent Garden
Barry Kay
Bob Crowley
Viviana Durante
Leanne Benjamin
Gillian Revie
Mara Galeazzi
Lauren Cuthbertson
Laura Morera
Natalia Osipova
Lynn Seymour
Rudolf Holz
Vergie Derman

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