Swan Lake

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One of the immortal masterpieces of 19th-century ballet signed by Marius Petipa. First performed in 1877 at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, despite Tchaikovsky’s music it did not initially meet with success; this came in 1894, when it was staged at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg. Swan Lake tells the enchanting love story of the young Prince Siegfried and Odette, a supernatural creature transformed into a swan by the wicked sorcerer Rothbart for having rejected his love. Bringing this softly lit classic back to life is the Ballet of the National Opera of Iasi, one of the most acclaimed classical dance companies, which has been touring throughout Europe for more than twenty-four years. Poetic lighting design and evocative sets will immerse the audience in the pure, white atmosphere of the world’s most famous Swan Lake.