CINDERELLA

Test your ballet knowledge!

1. Who composed the commonly used ballet music for Cinderella? 

a) Tchaikovsky

b) Prokofiev

c) Stravinsky

d) Dvořák

2. What is the official title of the music that is generally used for Cinderella ballets (composed by the above answer)?

a) Cinderella, Opus 87

b) Cinderella, a Ballet Composition

c) Cinderella, Story of Forgotten Time

d) Cinderella, Symphony No. 1

3. What four fairies typically each have a variation?

a) Earth, Wind, Fire, Air

b) Gold, Silver, Copper, Bronze

c) Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter

d) Rose, Lilac, Periwinkle, Sage

4. There are many different Cinderella adaptations all around the world. Who is the French author that wrote the story of Cinderella most commonly known by western audiences? (source- obt.org)

a) Oscar Wilde

b) Charles Perrault

c) Madame d'Aulnoy

d) Jules Verne

5. What ballerina was the first to ever perform 32 fouettes onstage in the 1893 St. Petersburg, Russia production of Cinderella? After this incredible feat in Cinderella, the 32 fouettes then became an iconic element of Swan Lake. (hint- you may remember the answer from our Swan Lake Trivia!) (source- obt.org)

a) Margot Fonteyn

b) Carlotta Grisi

c) Natalia Makarova

d) Pierina Legnani

Answers

1. Answer- B

2. Answer- A

Ballet Fun Fact! An Opus is generally used to number either the order in which a work was created or when it was published by a composer (source- merriam-webster.com)

3. Answer- C

4. Answer- B 

Ballet fun fact! Although she didn’t write Cinderella, you may remember the author Madame d’Aulnoy as the author whose stories served as inspiration for the Bluebird and Princess Florine if you took our The Sleeping Beauty quiz!

5. Answer- D