subject: Must-See Ballets [print this page] The much-loved fairytale story Cinderella provides the plotline for the ballet of the same name and is set to music by Sergei Prokofiev. Cinderella premiered in November 1945 at the Bolshoi Theatre with Rostislav Zakharov providing the choreography. A well-regarded interpretation of Cinderella is Sir Frederick Ashton's 1948 version.
