Release Date

12 Jun, 2018

Runtime

02:18: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Prince Siegfried is celebrating his coming of age. The Queen Mother informs him that, the following day, during the grand ball held to mark his birthday, he must choose a future wife. Displeased at not being able to choose her out of love, he goes into the forest during the night. It is then that he spots a flock of swans. He raises his crossbow, prepares to shoot, but stops immediately: before him stands a beautiful woman dressed in white swan feathers, followed by twelve other women dressed in the same way, four of whom are known as the ‘little swans’. ‘Swan Lake’ is a ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, comprising 4 acts and 4 scenes, or 3 acts and 4 scenes. The staging is based on a libretto by Vladimir Begichev and Vasili Geltser. The story is an ancient German legend recounting the tale of the beautiful Princess Odette, transformed into a swan by the curse of the evil sorcerer Rothbart. Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, on 17 March 2015.

Original Title

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake

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Actors

Marianela Núñez

Vadim Muntagirov

Bennet Gartside

Elizabeth McGorian

Alexander Campbell

Francesca Hayward

Akane Takada

Crew

Пётр Ильич Чайковский

Koen Kessels

Liam Scarlett

Marius Petipa

Frederick Ashton

Liam Scarlett

John Macfarlane

David Finn

Ross MacGibbon

Lev Ivanov