Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - DVD

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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (OA0866D)<br /> <br /> Nathalie Nordquist (Odette); Anders Nordström (Prince Siegfried); Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra; Michel Quéval<br /> <br /> This stunning production by The Royal Swedish Ballet, produced by Ross MacGibbon, stars Nathalie Nordquist as Odette/Odile and Anders Nordström as Prince Siegfried. Choreographer Peter Wright stages Swan Lake as a romantic Gothic tragedy. This invigorating version focuses on the heartbreaking role of the Prince in this dramatic classic, honouring the1895 Pepita/Ivanov original.<br /> <br /> "The Royal Swedish Ballet's Swan Lake, recorded on 24 May 2002, is elegant and sumptuous, inventively choroeographed and beautifully staged by Sir Peter Wright and Galina Samsova, with particularly splendid sets and costumes." (The Penguin Guide)<br /> <br /> "...outstandingly performed under Michel Queval’s baton – and that’s just the start...staging, choreography and dancing (by both corps de ballet and soloists) are all excellent…yet another superb Opus Arte release." (Classic fM)