🌟 “Swan Lake”

Synopsis of the Ballet

Act I

Scene I

In the garden of an ancient castle, Prince Siegfried celebrates his coming of age. Guests raise their glasses in his honor, dance, and rejoice. The Queen Mother reminds her son that the following day he must choose his bride.

As night falls, Siegfried is left alone. In the distance, he notices a flock of swans. Grabbing his bow and arrows, the prince rushes toward the lake.

Scene II

On the quiet shore of the lake, graceful white swans glide across the mirror-like water. They are young maidens transformed into swans by the evil sorcerer Rothbart. Only the sincere love of a young man for the most beautiful among them—Odette—can break the spell and free them.

The prince arrives and sees a swan wearing a crown approach the shore and transform into the beautiful Odette, Queen of the Swans. He moves toward her, but the frightened Odette tries to flee. Their eyes meet, and an unfamiliar feeling instantly fills both their hearts. Siegfried swears his eternal love to Odette.

Act II

A festive celebration is underway at the royal palace. Prince Siegfried must choose his bride from among the noble ladies of the kingdom. Yet none of them captures his heart.

The sound of trumpets announces the arrival of new guests. It is the evil sorcerer Rothbart accompanied by his daughter Odile, disguised as Odette. Enchanted by her beauty and deceived by her resemblance to Odette, Siegfried believes she is truly the Swan Queen.

Mistaken by the illusion, the prince chooses Odile as his bride and pledges his love to her. Rothbart rejoices, for Siegfried has broken his vow. As a result, Odette and her companions are doomed to remain swans forever.

Overwhelmed with despair, the prince rushes back to the lake.

Act III

Night falls. The sorrowful swan maidens gather on the lakeshore. Prince Siegfried has failed to keep his promise to Odette, and their hope of escaping the dark spell has vanished. Delighted with his victory, Rothbart soars above the frightened flock.

Siegfried returns and begs Odette to forgive him. She is willing to forgive him, but she and her companions are destined to remain swans for the rest of their lives.

Desperate, the prince challenges Rothbart in an unequal battle. The evil sorcerer tries to separate the lovers forever, but darkness is powerless against the strength of true love.

Rothbart's kingdom of darkness collapses, the sorcerer is destroyed, and love triumphs. The rays of the rising sun illuminate the reunited Odette and Siegfried.

17 November 2026

SWAN LAKE

(A Ballet in Three Acts and Four Scenes)

Conductor — Honored Artist Ayyub Guliyev
Original Choreographers — Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov
Production Edition — Alexander Gorsky, People's Artist of the USSR Gamar Almaszade
Ballet Masters / Rehearsal Directors — People's Artist Madina Aliyeva, People's Artist Gulagasi Mirzayev, Honored Artist Yuriy Lobachev
Production Designer — Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR Anvar Almaszade
Stage Manager — Honored Artist Yuriy Lobachev
Concertmaster — Zuleykha Usubova

Cast

Odette / Odile — Bronze Prize Winner of the International Ballet Competition Ayan Eyvazova
Prince Siegfried — Guest Soloist
Rothbart (the Evil Sorcerer) — Alexander Suldin
The Jester — Kamran Gurbanov
Pas de Trois — Nargiz Abdullayeva, Liana Bernadina, Timur Odushev

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