Recorded at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna, Austria

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Programme

Swan Lake

Music: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893)
Choreography: Marius Petipa (Original), Lev Ivanov (Original)

Performers

Vienna State Ballet
Margot Fonteyn	Dancer
Rudolf Nureyev	Dancer

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Matthew Bourne on Swan Lake 30 years on

Deborah Weiss, 6th November

Sir Matthew Bourne talks about his passion for storytelling in dance, and his own personal journey with his radical gender-flipped Swan Lake.

BRB's Swan Lake: A Picture Guide

Deborah Weiss, 10th February

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake is on tour until April, bringing classic opulence to multiple venues across the country.

Stepping into Tchaikovsky's Ballets: Swan Lake

Mark Pullinger, 23rd July

Ask anyone who claims to know nothing about ballet to actually name one, the chances are it will be one of Tchaikovsky's, with Swan Lake high on the list.

Video on demand: Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn in Swan Lake