Activity 1: Recite the Ballet Information
- Recite the name of the composer, the name of the ballet, and the act and scenes of the ballet.
Activity 2: Recite the Dramatis Personae
Read aloud the Dramatis Personae.
- THE REIGNING PRINCESS.
- PRINCE SIEGFRIED, her son.
- BENNO, friend of SIEGFRIED.
- WOLFGANG, tutor of the prince.
- ODETTE.
- VON ROTHBART.
- ODILE.
- MASTER OF CEREMONIES.
- HERALD.
- Ladies and gentlemen of the court, guests, peasants, servants, swans, owls, etc. etc.
Activity 3: Listen to the Ballet While Reading the Text
- Play the ballet music softly in the background.
- Take turns reading aloud the scenes.
Activity 4: Narrate the Lesson
- Narrate the lesson events aloud in your own words.
Activity 5: Examine the Musical Score
A musical score is the written form of a musical composition showing all instrumental and/or vocal parts.
Examine the page from the musical score of 'Swan Lake' and answer the following:
- This particular musical score contains both a synopsis of the ballet acts and scenes and the sheet music.
- The synopsis is both in French and Russian. Which side is in French and which side is in Russian?