You must be wondering ' why in the world is Cheryl Anne blogging about Swan Lake"
Well, the answer is because I love Swan Lake.
In my point of view, it is undoubtedly the best ballet ever created. Everything about it , the music, the choreography, the storyline is just so beautiful.
As A Story
Odette is a princess who gets becomes a swan during the day ever since she was cursed by von Rothbart, the evil magician. Prince Siegfried was about to kill Odette. Fortunately, he realised that she was a beautiful woman and NOT a swan. He Immediately falls in love with her and promises to break the spell.
At the ball, von Rothbart brings his daughter Odile who looks exactly like Odette. The prince dances with Odile who was clad in black. Thinking she was Odette, he declared his love for her, and made Rothbarts spell UNBREAKABLE ( the spell can only be broken if Odette's true love declares his love for her and only her)
Noticing his mistake, the prince goes to the lake to meet Odette. When Rothbart comes , Prince Siegfried kills him and breaks the curse.
As a Ballet
During its premiere in 1877, it was considered a failure and many critics found that Tchaikovsky's score was too complicated for ballet and was too difficult to be danced. However, in 1895, which was two years after the death of Tchaikovsky, Pepita revived Swan lake, which is now considered the most famous ballet.
Unlike Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake wasn't famous and didn't dominate the repertory of Mariinsky Theatre in its first season.
In case you don't know, the old man above is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the brains behind Swan Lake , The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker, three of the worlds most famous ballets.
And he is gay by the way
If you like classical music, you have probably heard swan lake before but if you haven't , you must listen to it!!! You won't regret it
xoxo
Cheryl Anne
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