The magnificent chorus of the deutsche oper berlin and its director jeremy bines have been shortlisted for their category and detlev glanerts oceane is among the nominations for best world premiere. The scenario, initially in four acts, was fashioned from russian folk tales and tells the story of odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerers curse. The king escapes into the theatrical reality of this swan lake performance, in which he seeks deliverance from his existential agonies. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from swan lake. This ballet tells the story of prince siegfried and the spellbound princess odette, who is. She is one of greeces foremost harpists and she collaborated with the berliner philharmoniker, the deutsche oper and musica aeterna, with conductors like barenboim, nelsons and currentzis. At its premiere on 15 october 1964, such was the reaction to his performance that he and his dance partner, margot fonteyn, were called back to the stage eightynine times to wild applause from the audience. Barbie of swan lake 2003 is a directtovideo childrens movie featuring tchaikovskys music and motion capture from the new york city ballet and based on the swan lake story. Swan lake was the first of tchaikovskys three great ballets works which added a new level of depth and sophistication to what had been a purely superficial art form. While the composition of swan lake came in the period of 18751876, it incorporated music from an 1871 unpublished effort entitled the lake of the swans, the composers first attempt at ballet. The fact, that all the performances thus far have been sold out, and that a live telecast was seen in more than one hundred french cinemas by approximately 80,000 people.
It is the harp that lends a unique colour to some of tchaikovskys most memorable passages such as the cadenzas in swan lake and the nutcracker. Choreography by martin schlapfer deutsche oper am rhein dusseldorf marcos menha siegfried, marlucia do amaral odette, virginia segarra vidal siegfrieds mother, chidozie nzerem master of ceremonies, alexandre simoes benno, camille andriot odile, young soon hue odettes stepmother, sonny locsin rothbart, dusseldorfer. The story deviates more from the original than the swan princess, although it does consist of similarities to the plot from the swan princess. Its two venues, with a total of 2,400 seats, stage over 260 events a year between them. Today the music is so wellknown and popular that its impossible to comprehend the difficulties the composer experienced at early performances. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6 minutes and two seconds. This ballet tells the story of prince siegfried and the spellbound princess odette, who is trapped in the figure of a swan. Swan lake to prepare the visit to the opera, participants are introduced to the plot as well as important characters, and they also rehearse short dance scenes. Family workshop swan lake to prepare the visit to the opera, participants are introduced to the plot as well as important characters, and they also rehearse short dance scenes. Swan lake is both a ballet classic and ballet mystery par excellence in equal measure. The enchantment of swan lake attracts prince siegfried, a dreamer, like a magnet. The iconic dancer and choreographer first created his swan lake for the wiener staatsopernballett. In her biography, lynn seymour recalled of frei that other dancers called him the neanderthal man. The format of the recording, whether this is a compact disc cd, super audio compact disc sacd, laser disc ld, digital video disc dvd, bluray disc br, digital download dl or vinyl record.
He possessed a virtuoso technique and enjoyed a career of glamorous highlights in ballet and film. George balanchine, one of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century, used to say that in order to have full house, every single ballet should be called swan lake. Royal ballet concerto, enigma variations, raymonda act iii london. Van dantzigs choreography respects the surviving parts of marius petipa and. Swan lake, choreography and staging by patrice bart. Alexander godunov was a dancer of handsome stature and blond good looks. For a long time its choreography is generally accepted pearl of the world ballet art. This production combines the beautiful music of pyotr tchaikovsky with the ingenious choreography of marius petipa and lev ivanov.
Sissi makropoulou high definition 24 bit music download. Photo rehearsal of swan lake, a ballet in two acts, music by peter i. Due to the success of this tour, tokyo ballet was given the title tchaikovsky memorial from the soviet department of culture. In its third year the moscow, leningrad and kazan by invitation of the soviet government. Although there is no original version and visavis the delivery we. These include opera, operetta, ballet, dedicated productions for young audiences, gala concerts and numerous special events. Tchaikovskys swan lake was first performed in 1877 at the bolshoi theatre in moscow, marius petipa and lev ivanov created their legendary. Top events rome opera tickets italy opera and ballet. All this ethnicflavored music is colorful and effective, but may actually be better suited to the ballet than to the suite. We are also looking forward to her conducting swan lake for staatsballett in march this year.
In some cases january, for example sissi makropoulou has transposed the pieces to sit more easily on the harp and to exploit its sumptuous palette of enharmonics. The unfinished walls of the castle on herrenchiemsee are rediscovered, an image of his unquenchable yearning for completion, while concurrently serving as his prison. The white swans and their fragile queen odette, who with her ethereal spell bewitches the melancholic prince, or the festive ball scenes, during which the entire court falls into a frenzy over the seductive odile it is images like these that have created the myth of. Swan lake with svetlana zakharova in deutsche oper berlin this was amazing time one stage. This measure implemented by berlins senator of culture, klaus lederer, is valid until after easter. This new recording presents the seasons in an arrangement for harp, lovingly and expertly done by greek harpist sissi makropoulou. Luisa spinatelli, staatsballett berlin, deutsche oper berlin. Orchestra of the deutsche oper berlin patrice bart marius petipa lev ivanov staatsballett berlin luisa spinatelli swan lake pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky with someall of same music swan lake mar 12, 18, 20, 22, 25, 26, 28 mat, eve, 31, apr 01, 08, mat, eve, 15. Choreography by martin schlapfer deutsche oper am rhein dusseldorf. Tokyo ballet company tokyo ballet company was created in 1964 on the basis of tchaikovsky ballet school.
Apr 19, 2020 this new recording presents the seasons in an arrangement for harp, lovingly and expertly done by greek harpist sissi makropoulou. He thought we were the most strikingly odd couple he had ever seen in swan lake. The deutsche oper am rheins level of provision is impressive when compared with other major opera houses. The number 33, 45 or 78 indicates the playback speed of a vinyl record, followed by its size in inches, e. None of the women courting him can offer him fulfillment.
Performances of the suite can range from 25 to 30 minutes, depending on which music is played. English national ballet, george balanchine, swan lake, american ballet theatre, frederick ashton, kenneth macmillan, giselle. Top events booking for opera theater rome in italy. Valid only in combination with a visit to a family performance. In another version of the swan lake suite, the spanish dance, neapolitan dance, and mazurka follow the hungarian dance. At the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. The ballet of ballets a timeless classic swan lake it is hard to believe that swan lake was the greatest disappointment in the career of composer pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky.
Swan lake 1895 is one of the triad of great nineteenthcentury russian ballets, alongside the sleeping beauty and the nutcracker, in which the composer pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky and choreographer marius petipa elevated both ballet music and dance to the highest level. Cubanborn prima ballerina of the staatsballet berlin debuted on stage of the deutsche oper this season as odetteodile in patrice barts production of swan lake shared her opinion on this iconic ballet in an interview for our magazine. Tchaikovsky, choreography and staging by patrice bart after petipa and ivanov, stage set and costumes. The paris opera and devialet unveil their new phantomreactor opera.
By the blue sea the prince is pacing, on the blue sea he is gazing and once more before his sight swam the graceful snow. Tchaikovskys swan lake is the most famous ballet of all time. Choreography by patrice bart after ivanov and petipa music by peter i. About deutsche oper am rhein deutsche oper am rhein.
Rozhdestvensky does a thrilling, moving, and very russian reading of this work. The deutsche oper berlin is proud to draw readers attention to two of the nominations for the 2020 international opera awards. All big performances are, including those announced by the stateowned concert halls and theaters. Swan lake, choreography and staging by patrice bart stock. Swan lake, deutsche oper berlin choreography by patrice bart after iwanow and petipa music by peter i. This is an outstanding performance of swan lake that should be taken among the best. In this version by ballett am rhein and martin schlapfer, the swiss choreographer utilises his unique dance vocabulary which is physical and highly expressive in equal measureto focus on the fascinating darkness, psychic secrets and archetypes and carry us off into a world in which ghosts and. From 03 february to 01 april 2020 at the opera bastille. Pyotr ilyich tchaikovskys swan lake at deutsche oper berlin is cancelled. In addition, a secondact waltz was said to have been adapted from his 1869 opera undine.
The white swans and their fragile queen odette, who with her ethereal spell bewitches the melancholic prince, or the festive ball scenes, during which the entire court falls into a frenzy over the seductive odile it is images like these that have created the myth of swan lake. Swan lake 1967 this was kenneth macmillans final production at the deutsche oper before he returned to london to direct the royal ballet and it remained in the companys repertoire for many years afterwards. Alexandre pouchkine, le conte du tsar saltan drawing on ancient slavic and norse mythology where destiny is often born out of the mysterious forces of nature, swan lake has become a legend in its own right. Swan lake is one of the most fantastic, unsurpassed and famous ballets. A strong competitor for any other taken as a reference previn or ozawa. Adam giselle lanchbery dvdvideo 1 dvdvideo deutsche. Schaufuss version of swan lake 51193 at the deutsche oper in berlin cast. Odile, looking exactly like the beautiful swan princess odette, lusts for the young prince. Online tickets reservations for opera and ballet events in rome. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music. Dec 09, 2019 this new recording presents the seasons in an arrangement for harp, lovingly and expertly done by greek harpist sissi makropoulou.
Cd release tristan and isolde with janacek philharmonic. The decision is restricting the cultural life berlin is known. Swan lake is the ballets ballet, and has always been an audiencefavorite. Bringing people together to share the same passion and love for music.