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Illusions like “Swan Lake”

Illusions like “Swan Lake”

Original Title: Illusionen wie Schwanensee

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Release

2001

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In this narrative ballet, John Neumeier links the myth of the swan prince Siegfried with the tragic life story of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, who fell into madness, and contrasts his own creations with the old original choreography by Ivanov and Petipa from 1895. Recorded at the Hamburg State Opera in May 2001.

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Status
Released
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May 1, 2001
Director
John Neumeier
John Neumeier

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