The Seagull (ballet)

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The Seagull is a ballet in two acts by Rodion Shchedrin based on the 1896 play The Seagull of Anton Chekhov. The authors of the libretto: Rodion Shchedrin and Valery Levental. [1]

Creation time: 1980.

Premiere: 27 May 1980, Bolshoi theatre, Moscow.

Choreographer: Maya Plisetskaya.

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References

  1. "The Seagull | play by Chekhov | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-05-31.