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In a small country town around 1900, Hagar fears she will share her elder sister's lonely fate while the man she loves favors her flirtatious younger sister. In desperation, Hagar offers herself to another man, who abandons her; shunned and distraught, she is ultimately reunited in dance with the man she loves. Some source versions make Hagar pregnant before the happy ending.
The Song of the Earth is a ballet based on Das Lied von der Erde, a symphonic work written by the Austrian composer Gustav Mahler in 1908–1909. It is scored for two voices and orchestra, and has been used for ballets by several well-known choreographers, including Antony Tudor (1908–1987), Kenneth MacMillan (1929–1992), Heinz Spoerli (born 1940), and John Neumeier (born 1939).
In a small country town around 1900, Hagar fears she will share her elder sister's lonely fate while the man she loves favors her flirtatious younger sister. In desperation, Hagar offers herself to another man, who abandons her; shunned and distraught, she is ultimately reunited in dance with the man she loves. Some source versions make Hagar pregnant before the happy ending.
The Song of the Earth is a ballet based on Das Lied von der Erde, a symphonic work written by the Austrian composer Gustav Mahler in 1908–1909. It is scored for two voices and orchestra, and has been used for ballets by several well-known choreographers, including Antony Tudor (1908–1987), Kenneth MacMillan (1929–1992), Heinz Spoerli (born 1940), and John Neumeier (born 1939).