Tchaikovsky : Swan Lake

Tchaikovsky : Swan Lake

The impossible love between a human prince and a swan princess, tragic fates, the constant opposition between imagination and reality: these are the core elements of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. Profoundly classical, Valery Kovtun’s version for the Ballet of the National Opera of Ukraine is an homage to Tchaikovsky’s talent, but also to Marius Petipa’s timeless heritage. As in the original libretto, this Swan Lake ends with the two main character’s death, drowned into the lake’s tears. But evil is overpowered by love, and in the final apotheosis, Odette and Siegfried are forever united in a world of perfect harmony.

A first class company, the Ballet Company of the National Opera of Ukraine has toured all around the world : from the United States to Europe and Asia. Thanks to its rich classical heritage, the Company has managed to win the hearts of its audience thanks to its amazing technique and artistic maestria, and as in every good dance company, the whole is equal to the sum of its parts. The Company has also, over the years, establised itself as a unique talent pool, that has nurtured first class dancers such as Iana Salenko (Staatsballet Berlin), Alina Cojocaru (Royal Ballet), Maxim Beloserkovsky and Irina Dvorovenko (American Ballet Theater) ; and the young gifted dancers that make the Ballet’s reputation ensure the preservation of the classical heritage of this historical and world-renowned company.

Also available in the Bel Air Classiques catalogue : Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker (on DVD & Blu-ray).

Tchaikovsky : Swan Lake [DVD & Blu-ray]

Ballet in three acts

Libretto Vladimir Begichev and Vasily Geltser
Music Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Choreography Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, Alexandre Gorski
Choreographic version Valery Kovtun (1986)
Sets and costumes Maria Levytska

Odette/ Odile Natalia Matsak
Prince Siegfried Denys Nedak
Rothbart Yaroslav Tkachuk
Pas de trois Ganna Muromtseva, Olga Skripchenko, Oleksandre Skulkine
Brides and Big Swans Margarita Alyanakh, Irina Borisova, Ganna Muromtseva, Svetlana Onipko
Little Swans Elisaveta Goguidze, Katerina Didenko, Inna Chorna, Katerina Chupina
Venitian Dance Oleksandre Skulkine
The Tutor Sergey Litvinenko
The Knight Vladislav Ivashchenko
The Queen Ludmila Melnik

Ballet Company of the National Opera of Ukraine

Orchestra of the National Opera of Ukraine
Conducted by Mykola Dyadura