Swan Lake. Russian State Ballet and Opera House

The Russian State Ballet and Opera House presents Swan Lake ballet performed by National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Mari El. Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. It is the compelling legend of a tragic romance in which a princess, Odette, is turned into a swan by an evil curse. Prince Siegfried chances upon a flock of swans while out hunting. When one of the swans turns into a beautiful young woman he is instantly captivated will his love prove strong enough to break the evil spell that she is under CHOREOGRAPHY by Marius Petipa in a version by Konstantin Ivanov. PRODUCTION by Konstantin Ivanov. Premiere July 15, 2014 CAST ODETTEODILE Chelpanova Olga PRINCE SIEGFRIED Korotkov Konstantin ROTHBART, EVIL GENIUS Parshin Kirill PRINCE S TUTOR, JESTER Starikov Roman DUKE BENNO Petrov Alexander QUEEN Maksimova Maria GENTLEWOMEN Sergeeva Svetlana, Razumova Polina LITTLE SWANS Razumova Polina, Isiguro Yuka, Dektereva Anna, Elena Raskina SPANISH DANCE Dektereva Anna, Melekhin Ivan, Murata Ayane,