Swan Lake is the quintessential Russian ballet - a Prince is expected to choose a bride from among the guests at a forthcoming ball. Instead he falls in love with Odette, the Swan Queen, whose swan subjects revert to human form between midnight and dawn. This concert performance of the ballet score promises to convey the symphonic proportions and sheer depth of feeling Tchaikovsky brings to the tale, qualities brought into fuller focus when the entire glorious score is heard. Valery Gergiev brings the undisputed experts of this repertoire, his Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre to London.
The Opus Arte catalogue features all of Tchaikovsky’s great ballets in several productions, so there is rich choice if you want to follow up the musical feast with outstanding dance performances on stage.
Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake – Paris Opera Ballet - OA 0966 D (DVD) / OA BD78001 D (Blu-ray)
Swan Lake – The Royal Ballet – OA 1015 D (DVD) / OA BD7042 D (Blu-ray)
Swan Lake – Royal Swedish Ballet – OA 0866 D (DVD)
The Nutcracker – The Royal Ballet – OA 1036 D (DVD) / OA BD7072 D (Blu-ray)
The Nutcracker – The Royal Ballet – OA 0828 D (DVD)
The Nutcracker – San Francisco Ballet – OA 1002 D (DVD) / OA BD7044 D (Blu-ray)
The Sleeping Beauty – Dutch National Ballet – OA 0904 D (DVD)
The Sleeping Beauty – The Royal Ballet – OA 0995 D (DVD) / OA BD7037 D (Blu-ray)
The Sleeping Beauty – The Royal Ballet – OA R3107 D (DVD)
Box Set of all three ballets – OA 09848 D (4 DVDs)
Monday 15 August - 7.30pm – c. 10.05pm - Royal Albert Hall
Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre
Valery Gergiev conductor