Magic abounds
The shimmering romance of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake has long drawn audiences and ballet companies alike into its thrall, making it one of the world's most performed and beloved works in the repertoire. Witness the enchanted classic anew with this esteemed company adding their own flair to the tale of transformation, magic and forbidden love.
Odette's tale,The Story of Swan Lake.
Dashing, yet pressured Prince Siegfried is urged by his mother to marry soon and bids that he chooses his spouse at the following evening's Royal Ball. Frustrated, he goes hunting with his friends, and after becoming separated, is stunned when one of the swans he marks for prey transforms into a beautiful woman.
He falls deeply in love, but Odette is terrified of him. Upon winning her trust, she divulges that she and her companions are victims of an evil curse, cast by the sorcerer Von Rothbart. They are trapped on the lake, transforming into humans come dusk. The only way to break this spell is for one who has never before loved to love her, The Swan Queen.