Countdown to Ratmansky’s Swan Lake – photos and video interview
Tonight’s the night. One of the most anticipated of La Scala‘s season. The debut of Alexei Ratmansky‘s reconstruction of Petipa and Ivanov’s Swan Lake.
The production is a co-production with Zurich where in February it received rave reviews, to anticipation is running high.
Below are some shots from the dress rehearsal with tonight’s cast — Odette/Odile is Nicoletta Manni, Siegfried is Timofej Andrijashenko and Mick Zeni will interpret Rothbart — and an interview with Ratmansky.
INTERVIEW WITH ALEXEI RATMANSKY
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Which music will be used for the Odile/Prince pdd? Will it be the traditional or the one that Balanchine used for “Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux”?
What I wouldn’t do to be there- if you are there, have a sip of wine for me!!