....wooo wooo! I'm excited cos I get to see Swan Lake in a couple of weeks. My two young cousins won tickets, but they can't go so they gave the tickets to me and my sisters. :^)
Tchaikovsky is my all-time favorite composer, so this should be quite an event!
I love Tchaikovsky too, Amanda.
To me he's the greatest classical composer ever, even though most people would say that Mozart, Beethoven, and Bach were better.
Btw, are you going to see the ballet, the orchestral performance, or both?
I hope you enjoy it Alli!
Although I have to admit I've never personally seen the appeal of ballet. Like Turkish Delight, Queen II and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, the reasons for its popularity elude me. :-)
I'd have to agree with you there, Dan. I enjoy many pieces by Mozart, Bach, etc...but I have always loved Tchaikovsky's music - his more popular music and more obscure as well.
Here is what I'll be seeing:
Russian National Ballet Theatre of Moscow
with Sofia Symphony Orchestra:
Swan Lake
On their American debut tour, the Russian National Ballet Theatre will be accompanied by the 50-member Sofia Symphony Orchestra. Founded by general director Vladimir Moiseev and artistic director Evgeny Amosov, this company specializes in classical dance. The company will perform Swan Lake, which is an important part of the repertoire of all of the major classical ballet companies. Swan Lake is the classic love story of Odette, a beautiful woman transformed into a bird by an evil sorcerer, and Prince Siegfried who falls in love with her. Swan Lake captures full range of human emotions - from hope to despair, from terror to tenderness, from melancholy to ecstasy.
I of course, already know the music, but I have not seen the ballet, so it will be a treat. I saw the Nutcracker a year ago and loved it all the more getting to hear it and see it "live."
...I have also just bought my tickets to see Keane, so I am having a good day. ;^)
What I love the most about Tchaikovsky's music is that it touches you deep inside, and brings all kinds of different human emotions to whoever listens to it. Whether is the sad and melancholic 'Swan Lake' or the popmpous and powerful '1812 Overture', Tchaikovsky truly knows how to capture the heart.
Yes, he does. He was an extremely complex man, too, which can explain for the huge variations he has in his music. He was also extremely depressed, too, though this was caused by his having to hide that he was a homosexual! Another story, another time, tho... ;^)
I think it is rather funny and ironic that the Nutcracker was a huge flop and considered a failure among music critics when it had its debut. Especially considering how loved it is now. His other ballets didn't do a whole lot better either, now that I consider it...and they are very popular now too.