What ballet did Petipa create in 1869?
Don Quixote
The Pharaoh's Daughter
La Bayadère
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The ballet "Don Quixote" was conceived by Marius Petipa in 1869. It is based on the renowned novel of the same name by Miguel de Cervantes. With a captivating score composed by Ludwig Minkus, "Don Quixote" depicts the adventures of the noble knight Don Quixote, his faithful squire Sancho Panza, and their amusing mishaps as they traverse the realms of fantasy and reality.
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