
Alexander Glazunov

Arif Melikov
Sergei Prokofiev

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Aram Khachaturyan

Herman Severin Levenskiold
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Yuri Krasavin

Ilya Demutsky


Georges Bizet–Rodion Shchedrin

to music by Valery Gavrilin

Ludwig Minkus

Cesare Pugni

to music by Frederic Chopin

to music by Sergei Prokofiev

Ludvig Minkus, Edouard Deldevez

to music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Alfred Shnitke, Cat Stevens / Yusuf Islam

Leo Delibes

Adolphe Adam

Alexander Glazunov


to music by Gabriel Fauré, Igor Stravinsky, Pyotr Tchaikovsky

to music by Anatoly Korolyov

to music by Alfred Schnitke and Milko Lazar

Joby Talbot

Yuri Krasavin

Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
Yuri Krasavin

A Legend of Love is the second ballet by Yuri Grigorovich and was first shown on the 23rd of May 1961 at the Kirov State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet (now Mariinsky). Nazim Nikmet wrote the libretto, based on his play of the same name, and the music belongs to composer Arif Melikov. The set and costumes were designed by Simon Virsaladze. A Legend of Love strengthened his creative union with Grigorovich, the beginning of which was marked by the work on The Stone Flower. From then on until his death, he would create the design for all of the choreographer’s productions.
At the premiere, the central parts were given to the same dancers as in The Stone Flower: Irina Kolpakova (Shireen), Alexander Gribov (Ferkhad), Anatoly Gridin (Vizier) and Anatoly Sapogov (Stranger). The part of Mekhmene Banu was danced by Olga Moiseyeva, later Alla Osipenko, the first Mistress of the Copper Mountain in The Stone Flower, was introduced to the part.
Premiered on April 15, 1965.
Major Revival — 23 October 2014.
Friday, 19:00
Thursday, 19:00
Wednesday, 19:00
Tuesday, 19:00
Sunday, 14:00
Saturday, 19:00
Saturday, 12:00
Sunday, 14:00
Saturday, 19:00
Saturday, 12:00
Act I
Scene 1
The palace of Queen Mekhmene Banu is plunged in mourning — her young sister, Shireen, is dying. The Vizier and the courtiers are full of anxiety. Mekhmene Banu is in despair. A Stranger, who appears out of the blue, says he will cure the Princess but, in return, Mekhmene Banu must sacrifice her beauty. In order to save the life of her sister whom she loves deeply, Mekhmene Banu accepts the Stranger’s cruel terms. Shireen is brought back to life.