2006/2007 Season Ballet
[New Production]

SWAN LAKE

OPERA HOUSE

Odette / Odile	:	Svetlana Zakharova <Season Special Guest, Bolshoi Theatre Ballet> (12,15,17)
	:	Sakai Hana (18)
	:	Terashima Hiromi (19)
Prince Siegfried	:	Denys Matviyenko* <Season Special Guest, Bolshoi Theatre Guest> (12,15,17)
	:	Yamamoto Ryuji (18)
	:	Henmi Tomohiko (19)
and the artists of the New National Theatre Ballet, Tokyo
* Andrey Uvarov, who originally was to perform the role of Prince Siegfried is unable to perform.

November 2006	12	15	17	18	19
	Sun	Wed	Fri	Sat	Sun
2:00	X				X
3:00				X
6:30		X	X

Doors will open 45 minutes before the opening of the performance.

	S	A	B	C	D	Z
Price(yen)	10,500	8,400	6,300	4,200	3,150	1,500

An ageless masterwork graced by Tchaikovsky's lyrical score and by both glorious choreography and dramatic structure. This is a classic among classics, revived almost every season at the New National Theatre, but this time the sets and costume have been completely redone, and the production itself revised under the direction of Maki Asami. The glistening fantasy world of Swan Lake is reborn, with renewed emotional power.

One night, Prince Siegfried meets Princess Odette by the lake and falls in love with her. Turned into a swan by the magician Rothbart, the princess is restored to human form only at night. The prince makes up his mind to rescue her and swears eternal love for her. However at the ball, he begs to marry Odile, daughter of the magician, who is identical to Odette. He asks Odette's forgiveness and fights against his fate, and finally the love of the two breaks the spell.