Swan lake

3, 4 August at 7.30pm

5, 16 August at 2.00pm & 7.30pm 

Originally created by Petipa for the Bolshoi in 1877, Yuri Grigorovich’s memorable and beautiful adaptation of Swan Lake is today a classic in its own right. Set to Tchaikovsky’s sublimely evocative music, the lyricism, drama and enchantment of the enduring story of Prince Siegfried’s love for the beautiful swan-queen Odette, danced by the Bolshoi’s incomparable prima ballerinas, expresses like no other the ecstasy, tenderness, hope and despair that make this the most beloved of all ballets.