This ballet premiered in Helsinki in 1922 as a Russian production, after only Russian and Czech groups had performed it. In 1940, the San Francisco Ballet became the first American company to stage a complete production of it. Which ballet is this?

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Swan Lake. Swan Lake premiered in Helsinki in 1922 as a Russian production, and the San Francisco Ballet became the first American company to stage a complete version in 1940. A 2009 San Francisco Ballet production ended with Siegfried and Odette diving into the lake, echoing the 1895 Mariinsky revival.