Kratt (ballet)

"Kratt" (Estonian: Kratt) is an Estonian ballet in four acts by Eduard Tubin.[1] It is considered to be the first Estonian ballet.[2] The libretto is written by Elfriede Saarik. The ballet is entirely based on folk tunes.

Kratt (2015)

The premiere was on 31 March 1943 in Vanemuine Theatre.[1]

Tubin started to create the ballet already in 1938. 2nd version was created in 1940–1941 and 3rd version in 1960.[1]

References
  1. "Tubin, Eduard | Eesti Muusika Infokeskus". www.emic.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. "Eduard Tubin - Kratt". opetaja.edu.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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