Swan Lake
The Royal Opera’s Swan Lake will be broadcast live in cinemas on Wednesday 1 April with an encore screening on Sunday 5 April.
Prince Siegfried chances upon a flock 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.
The evil spirit Von Rothbart, arbiter of Odette’s curse, disguises his daughter Odile as Odette to trick Siegfried into breaking his vow of love. Fooled, Siegfried declares his love for Odile, and so dooms Odette to suffer under the curse forever.
©2018 ROH. Photographed by Bill Cooper
Liam Scarlett’s glorious production of Swan Lake, new in 2018, returns for its first revival. While remaining faithful to the Marius Petipa/Lev Ivanov text, Scarlett’s additional choreography and John Macfarlane’s magnificent designs breathe new life into what is arguably the best-known and most-loved classical ballet.
The entire Company shines in this eternal tale of doomed love, a masterpiece refreshed for a new generation. Tchaikovsky’s first score for ballet soars with its symphonic sweep and combines perfectly with exquisite choreography from the grand pas de deux of Prince Siegfried and Odile to the swans at the lakeside. An intoxicating mix of spectacle and intimate passion, the overall effect is irresistible.
The 2020 Royal Opera House Cinema Season is as follows:
The Royal Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty
Live Thursday 16 January 2020, encore on Sunday 19 January 2020
The Royal Opera’s La bohème (co-production with Teatro Real, Madrid, and Lyric Opera of Chicago)
Live Wednesday 29 January 2020, encore on Sunday 2 February 2020
The Royal Ballet’s The Cellist (world premiere)/Dances at a Gathering
Live Tuesday 25 February 2020, encore on Sunday 1 March 2020
The Royal Opera’s Fidelio (new production)
Live Tuesday 17 March 2020, encore on Sunday 22 March 2020
The Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake
Live Wednesday 1 April 2020, encore on Sunday 5 April 2020
The Royal Opera’s Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci (co-production with La Monnaie, Brussels, Opera Australia and Göteborg Opera)
Live Tuesday 21 April 2020, encore on Sunday 26 April 2020
The Royal Ballet’s The Dante Project (world premiere)
Live Thursday 28 May 2020, encore on Sunday 31 May 2020
The Royal Opera’s Elektra (new production)
Live Thursday 18 June 2020, encore on Sunday 21 June 2020
About the Royal Opera House Live Cinema Season
The Royal Opera House celebrates 11 years of live cinema broadcasts in 2019, leading the way in delivering world-class opera and ballet around the world. In the 2020 Cinema Season, our broadcasts will reach more than 1,600 cinemas in more than 53 countries worldwide.
The Royal Opera House has seen huge growth in the influence of independent cinemas in the UK, now collectively accounting for almost half of our network. In addition to being shown in 600 UK cinemas, our productions regularly broadcast to over 1,000 cinemas internationally through our partnership with Trafalgar Releasing.
Audiences are also able to access a vast array of live-streamed and on-demand content via the Royal Opera House’s official YouTube channel, which is the most subscribed YouTube channel of any arts organisation in the world.
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