Swan lake / a London Festival Ballet production ; co-production by Danmarks Radio and RM Arts in association with Channel 4 ; produced and directed by Thomas Grimm.
Swan lake (Choreographic work : Makarova, after Ashton, Ivanov, and Petipa)
Notes:
Ballet in two acts, made for television. Evelyn Hart as Odette ; Peter Schaufuss as Siegfried ; Martin James as Benno ; Elizabeth Anderton as Queen ; Johnny Eliason as Rothbart; members of the London Festival Ballet ; Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra ; Graham Bond, conductor. Recorded at DR-Studios, Århus, Denmark.
Summary:
Prince Siegfried sees a swan on the lake who turns into the enchanted princess Odette. She can only be saved by the true love of another. This the Prince promises her, but he is tricked by a wicked magician who disguises his daughter as the swan-maiden. Siegfried and his love leap to their deaths thus destroying the evil power of the magician.
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