Swan Lake Final Scene - Natalia Makarova & Anthony Dowell

Covent Garden 1980

[@VIRIATO1942]

One of the most beautiful ballets ever performed. Tchaikovsky must have been inspired by God itself to compose such beautiful music.

[@TheVaughan5]

I think this was probably the finest production of Swan Lake ever, best costumes,best sets, even better than that of the Mariinsky in St. Petersburg. It should be revived for a new generation to see, when I first saw it I was totally in awe from beginning to end.

[@SavateyHeang]

One of THE BEST final pas de deux ever! I've seen many version of Swan Lake and only this one almost left me in tear. My gosh, sir Anthony Dowell is magnificent here! His dramatic strike work so well in this. And don't even get me started on dame Natalia Makarova. I could sing praise of her for days. Wow.

[@elletuppen4844]

Makarova and Dowell are simply exquisite together, punctuating their phenomenal talent and skill with superlative nuance. This corp de ballet supporting them in every way in being as breathtakingly synchronised. Thank you for sharing this.❤❤❤

[@paulineiv878]

Magical and Beautiful!!💞A Gorgeous performance by Natalia Makarova and Anthony Dowell....😊 heartbreaking and flawless dancing bringing tears to my eyes!!😇💝

[@SaMira-gb6vg]

These „old“ ballet videos just have their own magic. I really enjoy watching them 🥰

[@Womanwithblackdog]

Dowell and Makarova were years ahead of their time. Incredibly moving performance.

[@thebuffkins]

the corps are very synchronised! lovely!! they look just like real swans!

[@linhiril664]

thebuffkins they called them the 8th wonder of the world

[@willworkforwages]

While living in NYC during the seventies and eighties, I saw these incomparable artists dance many times with ABT and The Royal Ballet. The ultimate fusion of beauty and athleticism.

[@karennahall2590]

This is the only finale of this ballet that brings me to tears. Nothing else has ever come close to me. Picture perfect, and it fits the music beautifully. Obsessed.

[@indridcold8433]

Still the best most epic ballet after many years. It still gives me goosebumps after all these years, swanbumps, actually.

[@simaraft7373]

Definitely one of the best productions and performances ever.

[@Manuel2009Quevedo]

In fact this has been the best fourth act of Swan Lake I've ever seen.

[@bruisedviolets]

her arms are beautiful

[@germanquintero10121946]

un dúo inolvidables y exquisito

[@YumikoYamashitaArai]

Thank you so much for uploading this video for us. Found it at last! I was 6 when my father showed me this masterpiece on his LD and especially this Finale was deeply engraved in my heart and memory then, and is still so touching and moving.

[@VeryMadGurl]

I'm seeing this on Thursday!!!! :D Natalia Makarov = my favourite ballerina!!!

[@VeryMadGurl]

This is my favourite scene of the entire ballet :')

[@grandchapeau69]

very powerful. terrific!

[@mmhp07]

BEST swan lake EVER!!!

[@avesraggiana]

@EmmaLoves2Dance They do die. That run, run, run, leap they both do on the upstage diagonal symbolizes their throwing themselves into the lake to drown. When they reappear, they've "resurrected" in the after life, reunited in death in another world. What the remaining mortal swan maidens see is their image floating away into the next world, while they remain in this world to bid them a last farewell.

[@nameofthepen]

Oh. My. God. Thanks for the goosebumps.

[@avesraggiana]

I agree almost one hundred percent. The only thing I could wish for would be the Maryinsky corps de ballet in the white acts. To this day, even though corps dancing standards have dropped off somewhat from the extremely high watermark set by Oleg Vinogradov, the Maryinsky corps is still the most unified, the most expressive and the most arresting in the world. No CDB has as much collective stage presence, they rivet you, even while just standing still. Makarova and Dowell are legendary here.

[@dachaantonova1463]

Magnifique

[@HelenaWilliams8696]

ESPECTACULAR!!!

[@MissIntrigue]

Natalia Makarova is the true swan princess~~ just love~

[@LaStriata]

Best Rothbart costume ever. Greatly resembles Vermithrax from Dragonslayer, a film which came out roughly the same year.

[@munecasandinas9374]

PERFECTO!

[@UYTRELLO]

Amo este final, con o sin muerte previa de los enamorados; es lo que mejor encaja en la celestial apoteosis musical.

[@galinakoshman138]

Красивый финал ! Очень эпично!

[@mo58487]

Thank you for uploading this. Must of the uploads don't include the full piece of music or Siegfried finding Odette before she jumps!

[@v.britton4445]

Perfect for each other

[@danynoriega2807]

muy lindo

[@whited0g867]

Very sad! A love lesson learned! I can relate to the "the bad guy" when decides not to jump. Like a Japanese kamakasie pilot saying " just a minute... you want me to do what?" I am a romantic; but jeeeese.

[@Linda-iw7bk]

Love is stronger than death. I love this ending

[@SVETLANA-pm2dy]

Beautiful

[@ManlaiChonos]

the ending is epic

[@nickwright6034]

Excellent.

[@olgatrix]

everybody seems to like death and bad endings)))well, personally I think music suits happy ending

[@billdavis145]

this 32 year old staging was straight dope

[@NancyDVM]

It's available on Amazon. I can't post the link here - I get an error message. I guess this program doesn't allow you to post URLs.

[@SilvinaAukadelaconfluencia]

Good🤩🤩

[@mmhp07]

@BiscuitOfMaple Both the swan and the prince die. Those are their "ghosts" in the other world that you see together on the little boat-thing

[@NancyDVM]

Are there any other scenes from this performance?

[@petitsaule622]

Yes, seven.

[@pheart2381]

Happy ending for once!

[@GotThaFunk227]

ehhhh... Its all good except the ending. Its cooler when they all die.

[@keiseyer5325]

haha... what a cute ending!

[@coralarch]

NObody beats the Russians at ballet.

[@linhiril664]

coralarch Dowell is British.

[@eightysevenf]

her upper body is nuts.

[@EmmaLoves2Dance]

I really don't get this ending. They're supposed to die.

[@isobelduncan]

Swan Lake has several different endings, depending on the company.

[@worldtipper]

Shouldn't have a happy ending.

[@casteretpollux]

Too many swans

[@Qwerty-db1js]

But that is what made this epic 😎