Description

Royal Ballet
Swan Lake
screening time: appr. 205 minutes, two intermissions

CREATIVES
Choreography: Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov
Additional Choreography: Liam Scarlett, Frederick Ashton
Music: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Koen Kessels
Director: Liam Scarlett
Designer: John Macfarlane
Lighting Designer: David Finn

CAST
Lead Roles: Odette / Odile, Prince Siegfried, Von Rothbart, The Queen (Information expected later)
Company: Principal Dancers and Artists of The Royal Ballet
Music performed by: Orchestra of the Royal Ballet and Opera

SHORT SYNOPSIS
Prince Siegfried falls in love with the Swan Queen, Odette, who is cursed by the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart to take the form of a swan by day. Siegfried’s vow to save her with true love is tragically manipulated when Von Rothbart tricks him into declaring his love for his daughter, the black swan Odile, sealing Odette’s doom.