She's the girl of his dreams—literally two different girls. Tchaikovsky said gaslighting is romantic.
Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, a ballet in three acts, is present by the Ballet Company of the National Opera of Ukraine, with music provided by the Orchestra of the National Opera of Ukraine, conducted by Mykola Dyadura
Acting
Matsak's dual performance—same dancer, utterly different souls.
Direction
Normand's camera knows when to breathe and when to fly.
Production
Ukrainian National Opera staging: opulent, precise, devastating.
Director
Petro Chupryna
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 2019 recording captures the Ukrainian National Opera's Swan Lake mere years before Russia's 2022 invasion made their cultural preservation an act of resistance.
The 'Black Swan' pas de deux was historically considered so technically demanding that it was often shortened; Matsak performs the full brutal version.
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