Swan Lake (1957)

The P.I. Tchaikovsky House Museum in Klin.

A stand with sketches of the ballet Swan Lake, the first edition of the score, musical sketches, letters, and reviews.

Landscapes of the Moscow region.

The building of the Bolshoi Theater.

The audience is gathering for the performance.

Conductor, People's Artist of the USSR Yu.F. Fayer is at the conductor's desk.

Beginning of the first act: A ball in honor of the son of the sovereign princess, Prince Siegfried.

The young courtiers are having fun.

Siegfried (N. Fadeechev) greets the guests.

The jester (V. Khomyakov) is dancing.

The courtiers are dancing a waltz.

The princess comes out.

The girls present her with flowers.

The princess is talking to the prince.

The jester is dancing.

The girls are dancing.

A general polonaise.

The courtiers retire.

On the stage are the jester, the prince, and his mentor.

A flock of swans flies by.

The prince takes a crossbow and goes hunting with his friends.

The end of the first act.

Spectators at an exhibition in the theatre museum.

A poster for the first performance of Tchaikovsky’s ballet.

Portraits of the directors of Swan Lake: L. Ivanov, M. Petipa, and A. Gorsky.

Photographs of the participants in the first performances of the ballet, the performers of the title roles: Karpakova, A. Pavlova, E. Geltser, M. Semenova, G. Ulanova, M. Plisetskaya.

The beginning of the second act: The spectators are watching. Y. Fayer is at the conductor’s stand.

A lake.

A flock of swans is swimming.

The Evil Genius (V. Levashov) and the prince appear.

Siegfried shoots.

The swans, transformed into girls, run out, among them the queen of the swans, Odette (M. Plisetskaya).

Odette is dancing.

Odette and the Prince.

The Evil Genius separates Odette and Siegfried.

The swans are dancing.

Odette and Siegfried among the swans.

Adagio of Odette and the Prince.

The audience watches.

Adagio of Odette and Siegfried.

The swans dance.

Odette dances.

The prince comes out, looking for Odette.

The swans run away.

The prince sees Odette.

Siegfried's oath of fidelity to Odette.

The Evil Genius separates the lovers again.

End of the second act.

The audience is in the auditorium.

J. Fayer at the helm.

Beginning of the third act: Ball at the Palace.

The Jester comes out.

The princess and the tutor appear.

The queen opens the ball.

Neapolitan and Hungarian dances and a mazurka follow.

The prince appears.

The waltz of the brides begins.

On stage is the Evil Genius with his daughter, Odile.

The ball, interrupted by Odile's arrival, continues.

A Spanish dance follows.

Odile and Siegfried dance.

Odette's vision appears.

Odile continues dancing.

Runs away.

The prince dances.

Odile dances.

The prince joyfully informs the princess of his choice of bride.

The princess solemnly introduces the bride and groom to the guests.

Odette's vision.

Odile and the Evil Genius run away.

End of the third act. M. Plisetskaya and N. Fadeechev bow. M. Plisetskaya in the green room.

The stage manager gives instructions.

The scenery is set up.

The artists prepare to go out.

Beginning of the fourth act.

The swans are dancing.

Odette runs out and dances in a circle of swans.

The Evil Genius appears.

He is looking for Odette.

The Evil Genius and Odette.

The swans run out and cover Odette.

The prince appears.

He looks for Odette among the swans.

Siegfried and Odette dance among the swans.

The Evil Genius appears.

Siegfried protects Odette from the Evil Genius.

Siegfried's fight with the wizard.

The death of the Evil Genius.

The finale of the ballet.

Sunrise.

Siegfried kneels before Odette.

The end of the fourth act.

The artists bow.

The audience applauds.

Portrait of P.I. Tchaikovsky.