Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Ballet: Excerpts from "Swan Lake" by Tchaikovsky

Gorgeously Moving

Brief synopsis:
Princess Odette and her companions have been turned into swans by the evil magician Baron von Rothbart.  At night they change back to human form. Prince Siegfried meets Odette at the Lake and is captivated by her. She explains he must swear his undying love to break the spell. He is tricked by BvR and the spell is now permanent. In the final act they decide to die together... At the very end, you will see the couple reunited in death as they appear in the sun.

The finale is thrilling

Tchaikovsky
excerpts from
"Swan Lake"
American Ballet Theatre, 2005
Principal female dancer is Gillian Murphy

0:00 Op. 20, Act II No. 13, Danse de petit cygnes
1:55 Op. 20, Act II No. 13, Danse de cygnes
3:20 Op. 20, Act II No. 14, Scene
5:05 Op. 20, Act IV No. 29, Scene finale

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/gP132E-xABg


3 comments:

hlj2002 said...

Very nice performance!

Again, your synopsis helped me understand it and it is a moving performance. Beautiful.

Thanks!

Anonymous said...

Espectacular y el baILARIN SE ROBO MI ATENCION,aMIGO VENEZOLANO,cUCUTA

whkattk said...

Each time I see this ballet, I always think of Streisand in "Funny Girl."

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