Swan Lake [videorecording] / music by Pyotr Il'ich Tchaikovsky ; production, Anthony Dowell ; film director, Ross MacGibbon ; a Royal Opera House-Opus Arte co-production.
Ballet in 4 acts; music by Tchaikovsky. Marianela Nuñez (Odette) ; Thiago Soares (Prince Siegfried) ; Christopher Saunders (Von Rothbart) ; Royal Opera House ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Valeriy Ovsyanikov, conductor. Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 16 & 24 March, 2009. Program notes in English, French and German in booklet. Extra features: illustrated synopsis; cast gallery; interview with Anthony Dowell; "Four Swan Queens": 30-minute conversation on dancing the role of the Swan Queen with former prima ballerinas Beryl Grey, Monica Mason, Lesley Collier, and current principal Marianela Nuñez.
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 death thus destroying the evil power of the magician.
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