Search and Shortlist
Add to shortlist button.
Details
Swan Lake has had a special role in the repertory of The Royal Ballet since 1934. This Season The Royal Ballet creates a new production with additional choreography by Artist in Residence Liam Scarlett. While remaining faithful to the Petipa-Ivanov text, Scarlett will bring fresh eyes to the staging of this classic ballet, in collaboration with his long-term designer John Macfarlane.
Prince Siegfried chances upon a fl ock of swans while out hunting. When one of the swans turns into a beautiful woman, Odette, he is enraptured. But she is under a spell that holds her captive, allowing her to regain her human form only at night.
Swan Lake was Tchaikovsky’s first ballet score. Given its status today as arguably the best loved and most admired of all classical ballets, it is perhaps surprising that at its premiere in 1877 Swan Lake was poorly received. It is thanks to the 1895 production by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov that Swan Lake has become part of not only ballet consciousness but also wider popular culture.
That success is secured not only by the sublime, symphonic sweep of Tchaikovsky’s score, but also by the striking choreographic contrasts between Petipa’s royal palace scenes and the lyric lakeside scenes created by Ivanov.
New production. Ballet in four acts.
Book your tickets online!
Event details
Dates | Times |
---|---|
Tue 12 Jun 2018 | 19:15 |
Sun 17 Jun 2018 | 14:00 |
Prices
Adult ticket £17.50: Movie Deal £34.45
Children 12 & under ticket £10.00; Movie Deal £22.50
Facilities
Credit cards accepted (no fee)
Disabled toilets
On-site catering
On-site light refreshments
Accepts groups
Events at this Venue
date | event |
---|---|
Wed 25 Apr | La Boheme - All'Opera 17/18 Season |
Thu 3 May | Manon (Live from ROH) - showing at Fellinis |
Thu 10 May | Macbeth (Live from the NT) |
Tue 15 May | Matthew Bourne's Cinderella (12A) |
Wed 16 May | An American in Paris |
Thu 17 May | The Dam Busters at 75: Live from the Royal Albert |
Address
Church Street,
Ambleside,
Cumbria,
LA22 0BT
Directions
A591 into Ambleside, take the first left onto King Street, turn left at Church Street.
Parking: with charge
Accessible by Public Transport: 9 miles from Windermere station