The Royal Swedish Ballet, Stockholm / Michel Quval

Choreographer Peter Wright stages Swan Lake as a romantic gothic tragedy. This stunning production focuses on the heartbreaking role of the Prince in this dramatic classic, honouring the 1895 Petipa/Ivanov original. Starring Nathalie Nordquist as Odette/Odile and Anders Nordstrm as Prince Siegfried

The Royal Swedish Ballet
Odette/Odile: Nathalie Nordquist
Prince Siegfried: Anders Nordstrm
The Queen: Marketta Kaila
Baron von Rothbarth: Christian Rambe
Benno: Johannes -hman
Choreographers: Sir Peter Wright, Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov
Artistic Director: Petter Jacobsson
Set and Costume design: Philip Prowse
The Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra
Conductor: Michel Quval


Extra features include:

• 'Back to the original' - an interview with the director of the Royal Swedish Ballet, Petter Jacobsson
• 'A beautiful way of moving' - interpretations of principal dancers, Nathalie Nordquist and Anders Nordstrm
• 'Love transcends Death' - Sir Peter Wright on the production's choreography
• 'The tale of Swan Lake' - illustrated synopsis
• Notable productions of Swan Lake - an overview of all historic productions of this classic ballet

'... the sets by Philip Prowse wallow in the romantic era's passion for medieval mysticism, nature and inner torments. ...a closely knit ensemble dances as if one body, densely and with the correct melodramatic nerve.' DAGENS NYHETER, STOCKHOLM

PICTURE FORMAT 16:9 SOUND SURROUND SOUND/LPCM STEREO SUBTITLE F/D/ES (PAL), LA (NTSC)

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