Swan Lake

The legend of the enigmatic swan-woman set in the masterpiece of Tchaikovsky’s score is the best-known classical ballet production. The Bolshoi Theatre’s Swan Lake exemplifies the dramatic tension and the dazzling beauty of movement with the prima ballerina Olga Smirnova heading the cast, at one and the same time sensational as the black swan and moving as the white swan. It is unquestionably one of the most famous ballets.