swap_horiz Le Corsaire Alternatives

1

Swan Lake

Tchaikovsky’s *Swan Lake* is a beloved classical ballet depicting the tragic love story of Prince Siegfried and Odette,...

Classical Narrative 19TH Century Full Length

9.5 Brilliant

2

The Sleeping Beauty

Based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, *The Sleeping Beauty* is a classical ballet depicting Princess Aurora’s fatal sl...

Classical Narrative 19TH Century Full Length

9.2 Excellent

3

The Nutcracker

Based on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s story, *The Nutcracker* is a beloved Christmas ballet depicting a young girl's magical journe...

Classical Narrative 19TH Century Full Length

9.1 Excellent

4

Giselle

Georges Bizet’s *Giselle*, composed in 1862, is a tragic opera depicting a peasant girl who dies from heartbreak and des...

Romantic Narrative 19TH Century Full Length

9.0 Excellent

5

Eugene Onegin (Cranko)

“Eugene Onegin” is a three-act ballet choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, depicting the tragic romance betwee...

Narrative 20TH Century Full Length Tchaikovsky

9.0 Excellent

6

L'Histoire de Manon

L’Histoire de Manon, composed by Minkowski, depicts the tragic love story of a young woman named Manon Leprévé as she na...

Narrative 20TH Century Full Length Macmillan

9.0 Excellent

7

La Bayadère

La Bayadère is a dramatic Romantic ballet set in 19th-century India, depicting the tragic love triangle between a Hindu...

Classical Narrative 19TH Century Full Length

8.6 Great

8

Nijinsky

Stravinsky’s *The Rite of Spring*, premiered in 1913 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, provoked immediate and violent p...

Narrative 21ST Century Full Length Neumeier

8.5 Great

9

La Fille mal gardée

Ludwig Minkus’s *La Fille Mal Gardée* premiered in 1890 and depicts the comedic pursuit of a young maid, Giselle, by Alb...

Classical Narrative 19TH Century Full Length

8.4 Great

10

La Sylphide

“La Sylphide,” composed by Delibes and first performed in 1832, depicts the tragic love story of a mortal man, Allan, an...

Romantic Narrative 19TH Century Bournonville

8.2 Great

11

Napoli

Napoli, choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan, portrays the tumultuous and passionate love story of Don Abbondio and Counte...

Classical Narrative 19TH Century Bournonville

7.9 Good

12

Coppélia

Choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, *Coppélia* is a romantic ballet set in 19th-century France that tells the...

Classical Narrative 19TH Century Full Length

7.8 Good

13

Don Quixote (Petipa/Gorsky)

Petipa’s and Gorsky’s *Don Quixote* portrays the delusional knight’s tilting at windmills, showcasing a passionate love...

Classical 19TH Century Bolshoi Full Length

7.8 Good

14

Raymonda

Raymonda is a late 19th-century French ballet composed by Minkowski, notable for its expansive narrative drawing on the...

Classical Narrative 19TH Century Full Length

7.7 Good

15

Paquita

Paquita, composed by Ludwig Minkus and orchestrated by Franz Berwald, is a vibrant Romantic ballet premiered in 1846, de...

Classical Narrative 19TH Century Full Length

7.5 Good

16

Corsaire Pas de Deux

Corsaire Pas de Deux is a late 19th-century French ballet notable for its intricate stage machinery and elaborate set de...

Classical 19TH Century Petipa One Act

7.5 Good

17

Le Corsaire Pas de Deux

Le Corsaire Pas de Deux is a technically demanding and visually striking duet performed within the larger framework of G...

Classical 19TH Century Petipa One Act

7.5 Good

18

La Fille du Pharaon (Petipa)

La Fille du Pharaon, choreographed by Marius Petipa in 1859, tells the story of a peasant girl mistaken for an Egyptian...

Classical 19TH Century Imperial Full Length

6.8 Fair

19

Le Papillon

Le Papillon, choreographed by Jiří Kylián in 1996, is a contemporary ballet set to Erik Satie’s music, depicting a man’s...

Romantic Narrative 19TH Century Full Length

6.5 Fair

20

Marco Spada

Marco Spada is a neo-classical ballet choreographed by Mauro Bellone, premiering in 2019 and exploring themes of transfo...

Romantic Narrative 19TH Century Full Length

6.5 Fair