Synopsis
Lured to the banks of a mysterious lake by his alter-ego, the Evil Genius, Prince Siegfried encounters the most beautiful swan Odette and swears his love to her. At the castle, prospective brides try to entertain the distracted Prince, but it is the ravishing swan Odile who threatens the promise Siegfried made to Odette.
Presentation
The legend of the enigmatic swan-woman set to Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece of a score is ballet’s most beloved production in the classical canon. The Bolshoi Ballet’s Swan Lake exemplifies the dramatic tension and heart-stopping beauty of motion with prima ballerina Olga Smirnova leading the cast, as sensational as the black swan as she is poignant as white swan.Captured live in February 23, 2020.
Libretto
Yuri Grigorovich
Choreography
Yuri Grigorovich
Music
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Cast
Odette/Odile
Olga Smirnova
Prince Siegfried
Jacopo Tissi
the Evil Genius
Egor Gerashchenko
the Fool
Alexei Putinsev
and the Bolshoi Corps de Ballet