What is Cinderella (ballet)?
{{italictitle}} '''''Cinderella, Op. 87''''' is a [[ballet]]. The scenario by Nikolai Volkov was based on the 1697 [[fairy tale]] ''[[Cinderella (Perrault)|Cendrillon]]'' by [[Charles Perrault]]. The music was composed by [[Sergei Prokofiev]] between 1940 and 1944. The premiere of ''Cinderella'' was conducted by Yuri Fayer on November 21, [[1945]], at the [[Bolshoi Theatre]]. The [[choreography]] was composed by Rostislav Zakharov. [[Galina Ulanova]] danced the title role. Three orchestral suites were extracted from the ballet, and three collections of piano arrangements. == Story == Cinderella lives with her wicked stepsisters. A beggar (who reveals herself to be a fairy) rewards Cinderella by giving her a coach and a new look. At the royal ball, Cinderella falls in love with the prince. She stays only until [[midnight]] when the spell wears off. She leaves her slipper behind. The prince uses it to find her again. [[Category:Ballets]] [[Category:Compositions by Sergei Prokofiev]] {{Ballet}} {{performing-arts-stub}}