Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Fayer) DVD – Viktor Khomyakov, Nikolai Fadeyechev

Swan Lake tells the timeless tale of redemption through love. It is probably the best known of all the classical ballets and for the prima ballerina who dances the dual role of Odette and Odile the supreme test of the dancer’s craft.Maya Plisetskaya’s melting lyricism and superlative technique make her one of the greatest exponents of the dual role since the ballet’s first introduction over a century ago. Tchaikovsky’s score the first in his triumvirate of great battles is the perfect complement to the imaginative choreography that sets Swan Lake apart from anything that had preceded or followed it. This production filmed live at the Bolshoi Theatre captures a great ballerina in her prime in an eternal classic.