Ballet Zurich in Alexei Ratmansky's historical production of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov's "Swan Lake"
Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Reconstruction, staging and additional choreography: Alexei Ratmansky
Musical direction: Rossen Milanov
Set design and costumes: Jérôme Kaplan
Lighting design: Martin Gebhardt
Odette/Odile: Viktorina Kapitonova
Prince Siegfried: Alexander Jones
Von Rotbart, an evil wizard and Odile's father: Manuel Renard
Ballet Zurich
Opernhaus Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
February 06, 2016
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Résumé of scenes and dances
Act 2
15. Grand Marche - 00:00
16. Valse des Fiancées - 02:37
17. Scène, entrée d'Odile - 06:50
18. Danse éspagnole - 07:41
19. Danse napolitaine - 09:56
20. Czardas - 12:16
21. Mazurka - 15:39
22. Grand Pas d'action
22a. Entrée - 19:02
22b. Grand Andante - 20:33
22c. Variation du Prince Siegfried (Variation pour Mons. Alexander Gorsky) - 24:48
22d. Variation d'Odile (Variation pour Mlle. Pierina Legnani) “L'espiègle” Eighteen Pieces for solo piano, Op. 72 (1893) - 26:16
22e. Coda - 28:27
23. Scène finale - 30:33
Act 3
24. Entr'acte - 32:11
25. Valse des cygnes blanc et noir “Valse Bluette” Eighteen Pieces for solo piano, Op. 72 (1893) - 34:21
26. Scène - 39:18
27. Scène dansante “Un poco du Chopin” Eighteen Pieces for solo piano, Op. 72 (1893) - 42:29
28. Scène et finale. Apothéose - 46:19
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ACT II
SCENE III: AT THE CASTLE, IN THE BALLROOM
Guests arrive from all countries. Six beautiful women vie for Siegfried's hand. Von Rothbart arrives with his lovely daughter Odile, a mirror image of Odette. The guests perform festive dances from different countries: a Spanish dance, a Neapolitan tarantella, a Hungarian czardas, and a Polish mazurka. Siegfried has eyes only for Odile, who seduces him with her enchanting beauty and dance. So enchanted by her beauty that he asks Odile to marry him on the spot. At that moment Odette appears, but it is too late, Siegfried has given his word to another.
ACT III
Scene IV: On the shores of the lake
It is midnight and the maidens await the return of the queen. Abandoned, Odette tells them that Siegfried has broken his promise to be faithful. The prince enters, distraught; he seeks his true love. He finds her and explains that the evil sorcerer tricked him and begs for forgiveness. But it is too late. She is destined to remain a swan forever and throws herself into the lake. He follows her, sacrificing his life. His sacrifice breaks the spell and the doomed lovers are united for eternity in death.
THE END
