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SWAN LAKE
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
SWAN LAKE
Dr-Studios, Arhus, Denmark, 1988

Soloists: 
Evelyn Hart (Odette / Odile), Peter Schaufuss (Siegfried)
Orchestra, Chorus: 
The London Festival Ballet, The Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: 
Graham Bond
Choreographer: 
Natalia Makarova, Sir Frederick Ashton, Marius Petipa
Location: 
Dr-Studios, Arhus, Denmark

Natalia Makarova, one of the most important interpreters of the classical ballet repertoire in the twentieth century, has also had great success as a producer. Her staging of Swan Lake is based on the original choreography by Petipa and Ivanov, with additional choreography by the late Sir Frederick Ashton. Evelyn Hart and Peter Schaufuss dance the main roles in this studio recording. Makarova’s innovative interpretation presents the work as a story of perfect and eternal love. The main focus is on Siegfried’s love for Odette, her love for him, his unfaithfulness, for which she ultimately forgives him, and her self-sacrifi ce in going to her death with him in order to break the power of an evil curse. The production is succinct and well paced. The stage design by Günther Schneider-Siemssen does not use scenery to communicate changes of place and mood but back projections, which are extremely effective for creating a mysterious, magical atmosphere.
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