What are the names of the swans in Swan Lake?

Roles. Princess Odette (the Swan Queen and the White Swan or also the Swan Princess), a beautiful Princess, who has been transformed into a white swan.

What is the name of the queen of the swans in the ballet Swan Lake?

It is Odette, Queen of the Swans. The prince is captivated by her soulful countenance and starts to approach her, but she becomes frightened and turns from him. When he assures her that he means no harm, Odette reveals to him that she and her companions have been placed under a spell by the wicked Von Rothbart.

Who are the small Swans in Swan Lake?

Please try again later. Get an insider look at the famous dance of the 4 small swans from Swan Lake. In rehearsal with Pacific Northwest Ballet corps de ballet dancers Carli Samuelson, Amanda Clark, Liora Neuville and Leta Biasucci (left-right). The rehearsal is led by ballet master Anne Dabrowski.

What are the dances in Swan Lake ballet?

1) Valse des cygnes (a.k.a Waltz of the White and Black Swans), orchestrated by Drigo from Tchaikovsky’s Op. 72 for Piano – No. 11 (Valse Bluette) 2) Scène dansante, orchestrated by Drigo from Tchaikovsky’s Op. 72 for Piano – No. 15 (Un poco di Chopin).

Who was the original choreographer of Swan Lake?

The scenario, initially in two acts, was fashioned from Russian and German folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer’s curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger (Václav Reisinger). The ballet was premiered by the Bolshoi Ballet on 4 March [O.S.

How many performances of Swan Lake were there?

Yet the fact remains (and is too often omitted in accounts of this initial production) that this staging survived for six years with a total of 41 performances – many more than several other ballets from the repertoire of this theatre.