"In Search of Lost Time," written by Marcel Proust, is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's longest book. At over 4,000 pages, would you pick up this book? #reading #books #longestbook #longestbookever | Howstuffworks

Charles Gounod's 1859 opera Faust garnered him international renown, widely noted for its emphasis on musical motifs rather than theatrics to convey character. George Balanchine's Walpurgisnacht Ballet, choreographed for a 1975 production of the opera, similarly favors a pure-dance interpretation of the story's "witch night." See it just as it premiered at the Paris Opera on our Classic NYCB I program this coming winter: nycballet.com/classicnycb1winter | New York City Ballet

Proust Ou Les Intermittences Du Coeur de Roland Petit. Creado en 1974 para la Opera de Marsella. Film de 1981. Bailarines, Mireille Bourgois y Jean-Charles Gil. “Porque las intermitencias del corazón están ligadas a trastornos de la memoria”… escribió Marcel Proust en el volumen IV de su libro En busca del tiempo perdido. Esta frase no sólo inspirará al coreógrafo Roland Petit, sino que estará presente en parte en el título de su ballet. La refinada coreografía evoca capítulos del libro y descub