ROYAL SWEDISH BALLET – GALA
Date: 17th september to 6th October 2021
A dance extravaganza at the Royal Opera
A gala evening for every ballet enthusiast as well as for anyone who would like an excellent introduction to this beloved art form. A smorgasbord of the very best the entire Royal Swedish Ballet on stage can offer.
The programme includes a preview of the premiere of the ballet of all ballets, Swan Lake, in Rudolf Nureyev’s final version.
Tulle and point, sylphs and swans, classical and neoclassical. A string of favourites from the golden age of ballet – from Les Sylphides to more recent highlights of precision and beauty.
CHOREOGRAPHY
Rudolf Nureyev, Michel Fokine, Marius Petipa, Ben Stevenson, Victor Gsovsky, Serge Lifar
MUSIK
Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Frédéric Chopin, Adolphe Adam, Maurice Ravel, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Camille Saint-Saëns, Édouard Lalo
RUNNING TIME
Approx. 1 hr 45 mins including interval