SWAN LAKE
»The audience swims in a sea of beauty«
EXPRESSEN
»The audience may swim in a lake of beauty, fairytale, dreams and disappointment«
»The Swan Queen sparkles with light«
»Nureyev's Swan lake a beautiful dream of freedom«
»The Royal Swedish Orchestra makes feathers literally whirl under Philippe Béran's direction«
»Haruka Sassa makes the swan queen Odile the bleeding heart of the show.«
»so timid, soft and musically balanced that you become teary-eyed«
Music
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Choreography
Rudolf Nureyev
Conductor
Philippe Béran
Staging
Charles Jude
Staging
Clairemarie Osta
Set design
Ezio Frigerio
Costumes
Franca Squarciapino
Light design
Vinicio Cheli
Running time
Approx. 2 hrs 50 mins incl. interval.
NUREYEV'S SWAN LAKE with the Royal Swedish Ballet – the final version
Prince Siegfried is under pressure in his new role as regent. Destined to marry a woman he does not love he escapes into a world of fantasy where he falls head over heels in love with a beautiful swan; the symbol of romantic love that he so desperately desires. But the swan is an enchanted princess…
The ballet of all ballets with celebrated choreography by Rudolf Nureyev. After his two earlier versions of Swan Lake, Nureyev’s 1984 production for L’Opéra de Paris is considered his definitive and final version. It was performed for the first time at the Royal Swedish Opera in 2021. This is a chance to see this acclaimed production again – a classic ballet saga about good and evil, and about life-changing love, accompanied by Tchaikovsky’s iconic music.
