January 2020 The Royal Ballet’s acclaimed production of Swan Lake returns to the Royal Opera House Thursday 5 March 2020 – Saturday 16 May 2020 | #ROHswanlake | Tickets £8 - £145 | ROH Live Cinema 1 April Swan Lake. Artists of The Royal Ballet. ©ROH, 2018. Photographed by Bill Cooper. The Royal Ballet’s new production of Swan Lake is revived for the first time at the Royal Opera House. Run features debuts from Francesca Hayward, Fumi Kaneko and Mayara Magri as Odette/Odile and Marcelino Sambé and Cesar Corrales as Prince Siegfried. ROH Live Cinema Wednesday 1 April 2020. For all Royal Opera House press releases visit www.roh.org.uk/for/press-and-media From March 2020, The Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake returns to the Royal Opera House. This first revival of The Royal Ballet’s celebrated production features debuts from Francesca Hayward, Fumi Kaneko and Mayara Magri as Odette/Odile, and Marcelino Sambé and Cesar Corrales as Prince Siegfried. The production won two Benois de la Danse awards in 2019 for Principal Vadim Muntagirov and designer John Macfarlane. Celebrated as one of the most famous classics in the ballet canon and set to Tchaikovsky’s iconic score, The Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake, with production and additional choreography by Liam Scarlett also features opulent designs by John Macfarlane, breathing new life into this treasured heritage work. Featuring an array of enchanting solos, spectacular pas de deuxs and atmospheric corps de ballet sequences, this production of Swan Lake stands alone as a theatrical masterpiece refreshed for a new generation. Director of The Royal Ballet, Kevin O’Hare, comments: ‘I’m delighted to be bringing back our acclaimed new production of Swan Lake for its first revival in 2020, and this run promises an array of exciting debuts from across the Company. I’m thrilled that audiences all around the world will be able to experience the magic and spectacle of this beloved classical ballet when it’s relayed live to cinemas across the UK and internationally in April.’ Swan Lake will be broadcast live to cinemas on Wednesday 1 April 2020 as part of ROH Live Cinema. NOTES TO EDITORS SWAN LAKE Thursday 5 March 2020 – Saturday 16 May 2020 | Tickets £8 - £145 | ROH Live Cinema Wednesday 1 April 2020 Royal Opera House Box Office: +44 (0)20 7304 4000 roh.org.uk Production sponsored by Generous philanthropic support from The Clore Duffield Foundation, Julia and Hans Rausing, Rena and Sandro Lavery, Lindsay and Sarah Tomlinson, Susan and John Burns, Kenneth and Susan Green, Doug and Ceri King, the Fonteyn Circle and The Royal Opera House Endowment Fund Page 2 of 5 Thanks to the Taylor Family Foundation for their generous support of the Schools Matinee performance on Tuesday 31 March. Welcome performances are generously sponsored by with special thanks to Gregory and Regina Annenberg Weingarten PRODUCTION CREDITS Production and Additional Choreography Liam Scarlett Original Choreography Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov Additional choreography Frederick Ashton Music Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky Designer John Macfarlane Lighting designer David Finn Conducted by Koen Kessels Orchestra of the Royal Opera House CASTING Odette/Odile, Prince Siegfried Thursday 5 March, 7pm / Thursday 12 March, 7.30pm / Friday 1 May, 7.30pm / Saturday 16 May, 7.30pm Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov Page 3 of 5 Friday 6 March, 12pm / Tuesday 10 March, 7.30pm / Friday 20 March, 7.30pm Akane Takada, Steven McRae Wednesday 11 March, 7.30pm / Wednesday 18 March, 7.30pm / Wednesday 25 March, 7.30pm Natalia Osipova, David Hallberg* Sunday 22 March, 4pm / Thursday 26 March, 7.30pm / Wednesday 1 April, 7.30pm (ROH Live Cinema) Lauren Cuthbertson, William Bracewell Saturday 28 March, 7.30pm / Wednesday 8 April, 7.30pm Francesca Hayward*, Cesar Corrales* Tuesday 31 March, 7.30pm / Monday 13 April, 1.30pm / Wednesday 22 April, 7.30pm Sarah Lamb, Ryoichi Hirano Monday 13 April, 7.30pm Fumi Kaneko*, Federico Bonelli Wednesday 15 April, 7.30pm Mayara Magri*, Marcelino Sambé* Tuesday 28 April, 7.30pm / Saturday 9 May, 7.30pm / Saturday 16 May, 1.30pm Yasmine Naghdi, Matthew Ball 1. For further information or interview requests please contact Sarah Farrell / [email protected] / 020 7212 9241 2. To request tickets, please contact Hannah Last. 3. Images are available to download here. About the Royal Opera House Page 4 of 5 The Royal Opera House’s aim is for many more people to enjoy and engage in exceptional ballet and opera. As The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, we bring together the world’s most extraordinary ballet and opera artists in more than 500 performances every year: live events that thrill, move and excite, and that transport people to other worlds though music, dance and theatre. About The Royal Ballet Under the directorship of Kevin O’Hare, The Royal Ballet unites tradition and innovation in world-class performances, and is a driving force in the development of ballet as an art form. Based at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, it brings together today’s most dynamic and versatile dancers with a world-class orchestra and leading choreographers, composers, conductors, directors and creative teams to share awe-inspiring theatrical experiences with diverse audiences worldwide. The Company’s extensive repertory embraces 19th-century classics, the singular legacy of works by Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton and Principal Choreographer Kenneth MacMillan and the compelling new canon of work including pieces by Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor, Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon and Artist in Residence Liam Scarlett. Page 5 of 5 .