Royal Ballet 2026/7: Swan Lake

Princess Odette is bound by a curse, turned into a swan by the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart. The spell can only be broken by a pledge of eternal love. When she meets Prince Siegfried, he is immediately enamoured by her fragile beauty and pledges to free her. But freedom is not promised for Odette as Von Rothbart conspires to thwart the lovers’ plans.

Liam Scarlett’s production for The Royal Ballet brings together Tchaikovsky’s towering score and John Macfarlane’s picturesque designs to create an enduring ballet spectacle of love, treachery and forgiveness.

Live from Covent Garden on Thursday 22nd April Approximate runtime: 3h 25min / 205min, Two Intervals Cast: To be confirmed Creatives: Choreography MARIUS PETIPA, LEV IVANOV Additional Choreography LIAM SCARLETT, FREDERICK ASHTON Music PYOTR IL’YICH TCHAIKOVSKY Conductor KOEN KESSELS Production LIAM SCARLETT Designer JOHN MACFARLANE Lighting Designer DAVID FINN