When did Sergey Prokofiev compose Romeo and Juliet?

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Portrait of composer Sergey Prokofiev, circa 1938, wearing round glasses, a suit, and a tie, looking slightly to the side. — Sergey Prokofiev Sergey Prokofiev.

Sergey Prokofiev completed his ballet Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, in 1935.1

Although the score was finished that year, the work faced significant production challenges, leading to its first complete performance in 1938 in Brno, Czechoslovakia, rather than in the Soviet Union. Prior to the full ballet's premiere, Prokofiev adapted portions of the music into orchestral suites, which were performed publicly in 1936 and 1937.1