Details

One of ballet's most famous works with some of its best known music. It is Siegfried's birthday and his mother gives him a crossbow and an ultimatum to get married! After the party and finding himself alone he goes hunting. The evil magician Rothbart (half man half bird) keeps beautiful women as swans on the lake - but by night they resume human form. Siegfried is bewitched by Odette, a Princess and one of the Swans. She explains their plight to Siegfried and says the spell can only be broken by someone who'll love her truly for ever. He swears to do so but Odette returns to being a swan as Rothbart's powers are so strong. Siegfried returns to the palace and his mother presents him with a string of women from whom to chose his bride - Rothbart arrives with his daughter Odile disguised as Odette and Siegfried agrees to marry her - only then realising his mistake as Odile reviles him for breaking his vow to Odette. Siegfried returns to the lake and begs Odette to forgive him - then fights Rothbart whom he kills - and the swans are released from the spell.

Cast/Performers

Daria Klimentova (Odette / Odile Oct 21), Agnes Oaks (Odette / Odile Oct 22), Daria Klimentova (Odette / Odile Oct 23 mat), Erina Takahashi (Odette / Odile Oct 2 eve), Agnes Oaks (Odette / Odile Oct 24), Erina Takahashi (Odette / Odile Oct 25), Daria Klimentova (Odette / Odile Oct 25 eve), Dmitri Gruzdyev (Prince Siegfried Oct 21), Thomas Edur (Prince Siegfried Oct 22), Dmitri Gruzdyev (Prince Siegfried Oct 23 mat), Vladislav Bubnov (Prince Siegfried Oct 23 eve), Thomas Edur (Prince Siegfried Oct 24), Vladislav Bubnov (Prince Siegfried Oct 25 mat), Dmitri Gruzdyev (Prince Siegfried Oct 25 eve)

Creatives/Company

Music: Tchaikovsky
Producer: Raymond Gubbay
Company(s): English National Ballet, Orchestra of English National Ballet
Conductor(s): Anthony Twiner, Martin West (selected performances)
Choreographer: Derek Deane