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Ballet by Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Swan Lake

As one of the quintessential ballets of all time, “Swan Lake” offers an unforgettable experience of romance, virtuoso dancing and Tchaikovsky’s magnificent music.
Children’s ballet by Gyula Harangozó to the music of Tibor Kocsak

Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs

One of the best known Hungarian Choreographers and Stage Directors Gyula Harangozó, and a popular Hungarian musical designer Kentaur, have staged an unbelievably cheerful and dashing family ballet “Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs” at the Estonian National Opera.
Ballet by Eduard Tubin

The Goblin

“The Goblin” is the first Estonian ballet as well as Eduard Tubin’s first work for a music theatre. The work is based on a mythical character from Estonian folklore, the Goblin, whose sole purpose is to serve his greedy master, the Farmer, in obtaining riches.
Ballet by Léo Delibes

Coppélia

“There’s no prince and no princess in it. It’s peasants, it’s a boy and a girl in a village, and there are no overly romantic tones to it. It’s just a simple romance – no swan, no sleeping beauty. It’s life. And I think that’s why it’s really always been successful, because people can identify with the very simple, charming story.”
Maurice Ravel’s evening of short arrangements

Ravel:Ravel

“Ravel:Ravel” is a game where you can cheat for beauty and where Ravel’s love affair with music ends up in a crazy whirlwind of spectacle, dreamt of by children and yearned for by grown-ups.
Ballet by Gianluca Schiavoni

Alice in Wonderland

Missing a step on a ladder can transport you to a fairyland, where there is no end to wonders… Come and join Alice in Wonderland together with the Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter, March Hare, the Queen of Hearts and other wondrous characters!
Ballet by Marina Kesler to the music of Dmitry Shostakovich

Anna Karenina

Tolstoy’s great prose masterwork towers over the western literary canon as one of the most riveting works of fiction ever written. Marina Kesler has adapted this demanding novel as a ballet, giving the heroine of the piece a voice through the powerful music of Shostakovich.
Short ballets by George Balanchine and Mai Murdmaa

Tchaikovsky’s Masterpieces

As the ballet event of the fall season, the Estonian National Ballet presents an homage to the great Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky on 20 November. George Balanchine’s “Serenade” and Mai Murdmaa’s “Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6” will take the stage.
Ballet by Nancy Meckler and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa

A Streetcar Named Desire

For the 65th anniversary year of Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play (1947), Scottish Ballet presented a vibrant new take on “A Streetcar Named Desire”, collaborating with international choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and theatre and film director Nancy Meckler to create a powerful infusion of drama and dance with Estonian dancer Eve Mutso as one of the leading characters.
Short ballets by Jevgeni Grib

Picasso and Tango

On 18 October, Jevgeni Grib’s short ballets “Picasso” and “Tango” that premiered on New Year’s Eve, will be back in the repertoire.
Ballet by Adolphe Adam

Giselle

Since its premiere, “Giselle” has inspired generations of choreographers and has become the epitome of romantic ballet. It was immediately declared not only a worthy successor to the ballet “La Sylphide” but also “the greatest ballet of its time”, wonderfully fusing music, movement and drama.
Ballet by Sergey Prokofiev

Romeo and Juliet

The story of “Romeo and Juliet” is the greatest tragic love story of all time. Shakespeare’s heartrending masterpiece is set to Prokofiev’s music and expressed by Edur’s innovative choreography.
Gala

International Dance Day Gala

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Popular stagings

Operas

Tosca
Ballets For young people

Alice in Wonderland
Ballets

Anna Karenina
Ballets

Picasso and Tango
Operettas / Musicals

My Fair Lady