and that both she and his family would take pleasure in the mere fact of marriage. This design fell apart almost immediately, and Tchaikovsky, soon unwilling to see or speak to his luckless wife ...

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed only three ballets — all now among the world’s most popular — and the Kansas City Ballet will perform two of them during its 2025-26 season. Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” ...