1562
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Arthur Brooke writes the poem: Tragicall
Historye of Romeus and Iuliet. This was inspired itself from
a number of earlier versions by other authors |
| 1593 |
Shakespeare writes Romeo
& Juliet |
| 1839 |
Romeo & Juliet
composed as a dramatic symphony by Berlioz |
| 1867 |
Romeo & Juliet
composed as an opera by Gunod |
| 1869 |
Romeo & Juliet
Composed as a symphonic poem by Tchaikovsky |
| Apr. 23 1891 |
Sergei Sergeievich
Prokofiev is born in the Ukraine |
| 1910 |
Galina Ulanova,
Prokofiev's Juliet is born in St. Petersburg |
| 1811 |
An early ballet treatment
of Romeo & Juliet is produced in Denmark with
choreography by Vincenzo Galeotti, considered to be The Royal
Danish Ballet's first important ballet master and choreographer. |
| 1920-1932 |
Prokofiev lives in Paris |
| 1924 |
Death of Lenin. St.
Petersburg renamed as Leningrad |
| Oct. 1929 |
Prokofiev in a car crash.
It takes two months for his hands to heal |
| 1830 |
Belini composes the
opera: I Capuleti e I Montecchi |
| Apr. 23 1932 |
On the 41st birthday of
Prokofiev, the RAPM is formally disbanded by the Soviet
government. |
| 1933 |
Prokofiev composes the
music for Eisenstein's film: Lieutenant Kije |
| 1933-1935 |
Prokofiev contemplates
and experiments in returning permanently to Russia |
| 1935 |
Prokofiev becomes a
Soviet Citizen |
| 1935 |
Romeo & Juliet music and
scenerio is worked out |
|
| Nov. 24 1936 |
Romeo & Juliet
First Suite is first heard in Moscow |
| 1936 |
Peter and the Wolf |
| Jan. 21 1937 |
Romeo & Juliet
is first heard in the US as the First Suite is presented by The
Chicago Symphony with Prkofiev conducting. |
| 1938 |
Prokofiev lobbies
theatres in Czechoslovakia, France, Britain, Russia, and the US
for the opportunity to mount a full production of Romeo &
Juliet |
| Dec 30 1938 |
Romeo & Juliet
premieres in Brno Czechoslovakia |
| 1938 |
Prokofiev travels to
Hollywood to observe and study the process of film making. He
later shares his knowledge while working with the great Russian
cinematographer Eisenstein |
| 1938 |
Debut of Eisenstein's Alexander
Nevsky with score by Prokofiev. |
| Jan. 11 1940 |
Debut of Romeo &
Juliet at the Kirov Theatre in Leningrad, Choreography by
Levrovsky |
| April 6 1943 |
Ballet Theatre, now the
American Ballet Theatre stages an incomplete one act version of Romeo
& Juliet with music by Delius, Choreography by Anthony
Tudor, sets and costumes by Eugene Berman. |
| 1944 |
A short version of Romeo
& Juliet is staged by Brigit Cullberg in Sweeden |
| 1945 |
Prokofiev suffers from a
mild heart attack and in a fall down a flight of stairs suffers a
more severe concussion. He never fully recovers. |
| Dec. 22 1946 |
Romeo & Juliet
Produced as a revival by The Bolshoi Theatre |
| 1948 |
The Soviet Union formally
condemns it's major composers including Prokofiev |
| 1951 |
In a moment of irony, the
Stalin Prize is awarded to Prokofiev. |
| 1953 |
Stalin dies |
| Mar. 5 1953 |
Prokofiev Dies (Note he
dies in the same year as Stalin |
| 1954 |
Bolshoi production of Romeo
& Juliet is filmed |
| 1955 |
Romeo & Juliet
First seen in the West in a production in London by the Zagreb
ballet |
| May 19 1955 |
Frederick Ashton stages Romeo
& Juliet for The Royal Danish Ballet |
| Dec. 29 1955 |
The Paris ballet produces
Romeo & Juliet with choreography by Serge Lifar |
| 1956 |
The Bolshoi Ballet
presents Romeo & Juliet in London with the original
Juliet, Galina Ulanova, then in her 40s. (performed to critical
acclaim) |
| Sept 26 1956 |
Ashton's Royal Danish
Ballet production of Romeo & Juliet is presented in
New York City |
| 1957 |
West Side Story
Staged by Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins and Stephen Sondheim. |
| Jul. 26 1958 |
Cranko stages Romeo
& Juliet for La Scala in Milan |
| 1958 |
The composer condemnation
of 1948 is officially rescinded |
| Apr 16 1959 |
Romeo & Juliet
presented in America by The Bolshoi Ballet, with Ulanova as
Juliet. |
| Dec. 2 1962 |
Cranko restages Romeo
& Juliet for a now famous production in Stuttgart |
| 1962 |
Galina Ulanova officially
retires as a dancer. |
| Feb. 9 1965 |
The Royal Ballet stages Romeo
& Juliet with choreography by Keneth McMillan and
performaces by Fonteyn and Nureyev. |
| Apr. 21 1965 |
The Royal Ballet
production of Romeo & Juliet Produced in America |
| 1966 |
Royal Ballet version of Romeo
& Juliet is filmed |
| 1969 |
Igor Tchernichov attempts
to stage a version of Romeo & Juliet with music by
Berlioz in The Soviet Union but the ballet is banned. The cast was
to have included Mikhail Baryshnikov and Natalia Makarova |
| 1976 |
The Bolshoi production of
Romeo & Juliet is filmed for Television. |
| 1976 |
Romeo & Juliet
staged by The San Francisco Ballet |
| 1977 |
Nureyev stages Romeo
& Juliet for The London Festival Ballet |
