Saturday 26 May 2007

19.00, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD; Box Office: 020 7304 4000

More than any other work, Swan Lake is the epitome of classical ballet – the one you have to know, the one you have to see. With Tchaikovsky’s famous lyrical music and the spectacular ensembles and virtuosic solos of its dancing, there is no doubt why Swan Lake is a favourite on each occasion. A powerful tale of good, evil and the redemptive power of love.

During a hunting expedition, Prince Siegfried is enamoured of Odette, who has been transformed by the evil Von Rothbart’s spell into a swan by day, returning to her womanly form only at night at the lakeside. With Siegfried’s love – the love of one who has never loved before – the spell can be broken. But Siegfried is tricked into declaring his love for Von Rothbart’s daughter Odile disguised by magic as Odette.

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