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Swan Lake

Tchaikovsky's glorious ballet, the Swan Lake, choreographed by Julius Resinger and performed by the Bolshoi Ballet, premiered in 1877 in Moscow. Influenced by folk tales, the ballet tells the story of the tragic romance between Princess Odette, who is cursed to be a swan, and Prince Siegfried. Their love is constantly challenged by the evil sorcerer Rothbart and his daughter Odile, the black swan, who appears as Odette to trick the Prince into a marriage with her. Although the truth comes out, and their passion shows fearless love, the beautiful princess Odette and Prince Siegfried, can only be united after death.

Today's productions mostly base their choreographies on Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov's version of the ballet, which was performed in 1895 by the Imperial Ballet in St Petersburg, Russia.

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