Svanavatnið er vinsælasta balletsýning sögunnar og byggir á fornri rússneskri þjóðsögu um illan galdramann sem leggur álög á prinsessu og breytir henni og hirðmeyjum hennar í svani. Hún losnar ekki undan álögum sínum fyrr en prins nokkur kemur henni til bjargar. Svanavatnið er gullfallegur og rómantískur listdans sem hefur heillað kynslóðir eftir kynslóðir.

Ballettinn er saminn af Marius Petiba og tónlistin er eftir Tsjaikovskíj. Ballettinn sameinar magnað ævintýri, listdans á heimsmælikvarða og frábæra tónlist.

Ballettinn verður sýndur 21. & 22. mars 2015.

English

English: At the palace, the royal family and their guests are gathered for Prince Siegfried’s birthday celebrations. In a majestic ceremony, Siegfried is made a knight; young girls try to attract his attention, as he must choose a wife during the ball. Overcome by the sudden awareness of his future responsibilities, he escapes into the night and meets a strange flock of swans by a magical lake.
White swan by day, human by night, the beautiful Odette awaits an oath of true love to break the curse. The great legend of the enigmatic swan/woman is one of the most romantic classical ballets, appropriately set in the era of courtly romance and characterised by elegance, style and harmony.
With Tchaikovsky’s famous, lyrical score, Swan Lake depicts the tragic love between Princess Odette and Prince Siegfried, and will no doubt be performed to perfection by the unparalleled virtuosity of Russia’s great Bolshoi Ballet. This universal and enchanting masterpiece of love, deception and drama is a must.