Tchaikovsky’s romantic masterpiece soars in this beloved ballet

Birmingham Royal Ballet revives Peter Wright and Galina Samsova’s glorious journey into the bewitching world of Swan Lake – with the Royal Ballet Sinfonia performing Tchaikovsky’s magnificent music live alongside BRB’s spectacular dancers.

Prince Siegfried is out hunting one night when he happens upon a flock of graceful swans. When one of them turns into a beautiful woman, the Prince is utterly captivated – but Odette explains that she has fallen under an evil spell cast by the evil Baron von Rothbart, which keeps her in swan form from dawn to dusk. Can Siegfried’s love break the spell? Find out in this exquisite production of a true ballet classic.

Header image description: A ballet dancer wearing a white tutu floats en pointe on the surface of a lake. She looks serene. Behind her, a second ballet dancer wearing a black tutu also stands en pointe. She looks sinister. The scene is at night and the lake is misty.

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