One of the most beautiful ballets ever performed. Tchaikovsky must have been inspired by God itself to compose such beautiful music.
@TheVaughan512 жыл бұрын
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.
@SavateyHeang9 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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.❤❤❤
@paulineiv8786 жыл бұрын
Magical and Beautiful!!💞A Gorgeous performance by Natalia Makarova and Anthony Dowell....😊 heartbreaking and flawless dancing bringing tears to my eyes!!😇💝
@SaMira-gb6vg Жыл бұрын
These „old“ ballet videos just have their own magic. I really enjoy watching them 🥰
@Womanwithblackdog6 жыл бұрын
Dowell and Makarova were years ahead of their time. Incredibly moving performance.
@thebuffkins12 жыл бұрын
the corps are very synchronised! lovely!! they look just like real swans!
@linhiril6644 жыл бұрын
thebuffkins they called them the 8th wonder of the world
@willworkforwages10 жыл бұрын
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.
@karennahall25907 жыл бұрын
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.
@indridcold84333 жыл бұрын
Still the best most epic ballet after many years. It still gives me goosebumps after all these years, swanbumps, actually.
@simaraft737316 күн бұрын
Definitely one of the best productions and performances ever.
@Manuel2009Quevedo5 жыл бұрын
In fact this has been the best fourth act of Swan Lake I've ever seen.
@bruisedviolets Жыл бұрын
her arms are beautiful
@germanquintero101219468 жыл бұрын
un dúo inolvidables y exquisito
@YumikoYamashitaArai6 жыл бұрын
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.
@VeryMadGurl12 жыл бұрын
I'm seeing this on Thursday!!!! :D Natalia Makarov = my favourite ballerina!!!
@VeryMadGurl12 жыл бұрын
This is my favourite scene of the entire ballet :')
@grandchapeau6912 жыл бұрын
very powerful. terrific!
@mmhp0713 жыл бұрын
BEST swan lake EVER!!!
@avesraggiana12 жыл бұрын
@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.
@nameofthepen11 жыл бұрын
Oh. My. God. Thanks for the goosebumps.
@avesraggiana12 жыл бұрын
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.
@dachaantonova146311 жыл бұрын
Magnifique
@HelenaWilliams86968 жыл бұрын
ESPECTACULAR!!!
@MissIntrigue13 жыл бұрын
Natalia Makarova is the true swan princess~~ just love~
@LaStriata10 жыл бұрын
Best Rothbart costume ever. Greatly resembles Vermithrax from Dragonslayer, a film which came out roughly the same year.
@munecasandinas93748 жыл бұрын
PERFECTO!
@UYTRELLO Жыл бұрын
Amo este final, con o sin muerte previa de los enamorados; es lo que mejor encaja en la celestial apoteosis musical.
@galinakoshman1382 жыл бұрын
Красивый финал ! Очень эпично!
@mo584878 жыл бұрын
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.britton44456 жыл бұрын
Perfect for each other
@danynoriega280711 жыл бұрын
muy lindo
@whited0g86712 жыл бұрын
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-iw7bk6 жыл бұрын
Love is stronger than death. I love this ending
@SVETLANA-pm2dy5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@ManlaiChonos13 жыл бұрын
the ending is epic
@nickwright60342 жыл бұрын
Excellent.
@olgatrix13 жыл бұрын
everybody seems to like death and bad endings)))well, personally I think music suits happy ending
@billdavis14511 жыл бұрын
this 32 year old staging was straight dope
@NancyDVM11 жыл бұрын
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.
@SilvinaAukadelaconfluencia4 жыл бұрын
Good🤩🤩
@mmhp0713 жыл бұрын
@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
@NancyDVM11 жыл бұрын
Are there any other scenes from this performance?
@petitsaule622 Жыл бұрын
Yes, seven.
@pheart23816 жыл бұрын
Happy ending for once!
@GotThaFunk22713 жыл бұрын
ehhhh... Its all good except the ending. Its cooler when they all die.
@keiseyer532510 жыл бұрын
haha... what a cute ending!
@coralarch7 жыл бұрын
NObody beats the Russians at ballet.
@linhiril6645 жыл бұрын
coralarch Dowell is British.
@eightysevenf10 жыл бұрын
her upper body is nuts.
@EmmaLoves2Dance13 жыл бұрын
I really don't get this ending. They're supposed to die.
@isobelduncan6 жыл бұрын
Swan Lake has several different endings, depending on the company.