A performance of this ballet at the Met had the mother dance the "Prayer" variation to emphasize her anxiety before a marriage. One character in this work is told to "listen to the wheat", while its last act features dances such as "Discord and War" 
A performance of this ballet at the Met had the mother dance the "Prayer" variation to emphasize her anxiety before a marriage. One character in this work is told to "listen to the wheat", while its last act features dances such as "Discord and War" and "The Waltz of the Hour."  The first act is marked by a "Ballade de l'Epi" and the first czardas used in ballet, and it sees one character drop his keys while chasing away some youths; the protagonist then falls in love with the title character while trying to return a book to her. The Burgomeister pays a fee at the end of this work, and the male protagonist eventually marries Swanilda after she disguises herself as the title figure. With choreography by Arthur Saint-Léon, for 10 points, name this ballet, based on an E.T.A Hoffman work, which sees Franz fall in love with the title mechanical doll.
A performance of this ballet at the Met had the mother dance the "Prayer" variation to emphasize her anxiety before a marriage.
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