Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (DVD) – Ballet Company of the National Opera of Ukraine

Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Artists: Natalya Matsak, Denys Nedak, Yaroslav Tkachuk, Ballet Company & Orchestra of the National Opera of Ukraine
Conductor: Mykola Dyadura
Choreographer: Valery Kovtun; after Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, Alexandre Gorski
Format: NTSC
Language: French, English
Region: All Regions
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: Bel Air Classiques
DVD Release Date: January 17, 2020
Run Time: 129 minutes

Tragic fates, the impossible love between a human prince and a swan princess, the constant opposition between imagination and reality: these are the core elements of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. Profoundly classical, Valery Kovtun’s version for the Ballet of the National Opera of Ukraine is an homage to Tchaikovsky’s talent, but also to Marius Petipa’s timeless heritage. As in the original libretto, this Swan Lake ends with the two main characters’ deaths, drowned in the lake’s tears. But evil is overpowered by love, and in the final apotheosis, Odette and Siegfried are forever united in a world of perfect harmony.

A first-class company, the Ballet Company of the National Opera of Ukraine has toured all around the world, from the United States to Europe and Asia. Thanks to its rich classical heritage, the Company has managed to win the hearts of its audience thanks to its amazing technique and artistic maestria, and as in every good dance company, the whole is equal to the sum of its parts.

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