Royal Ballet

Swan Lake

In Cinemas 15, 16 & 19 May 2027
Conductor
Koen Kessels
Orchestra
Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Cast
The Royal Ballet
Music
Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Choreography
Marius Petipa & Lev Ivanov, with additional choreography by Liam Scarlett and Frederick Ashton
Designs
John Macfarlane
Duration
approx. 3h25 incl. two intervals
Captured live from Covent Garden, London 22 Apr 2027
Official Event Listing

Ballet in four acts

Princess Odette is bound by a curse, turned into a swan by the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart. The spell can only be broken by a pledge of eternal love. When she meets Prince Siegfried, he is immediately enamoured by her fragile beauty and pledges to free her. But freedom is not promised for Odette as Von Rothbart conspires to thwart the lovers’ plans. 

Liam Scarlett’s production for The Royal Ballet brings together Tchaikovsky’s towering score and John Macfarlane’s picturesque designs to create an enduring ballet spectacle of love, treachery and forgiveness.

 

 

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Royal Ballet

Based at the Royal Opera House, The Royal Ballet, led by Director Kevin O'Hare, is Britain’s largest ballet company.  The Company has a wide-ranging repertory showcasing the great classical ballets, heritage works from Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton and Principal Choreographer Kenneth MacMillan, as well as new works by the foremost choreographers of today. 

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