Wed 5 Oct 2022, 7.15pm. Live Broadcast to our Cinema Screen.
Inspired by dark and gripping real life events, this Royal Ballet classic depicts the sexual and morbid obsessions of Crown Prince Rudolf leading to the murder-suicide scandal with his mistress Mary Vetsera. The oppressive glamour of the Austro-Hungarian court in the 1880s sets the scene for a suspenseful drama of psychological and political intrigue as Rudolf fixates on his mortality.
Kenneth MacMillan’s 1978 ballet remains a masterpiece of storytelling and this revival marks 30 years since the choreographer’s death. Expect to see The Royal Ballet at its dramatic finest across potent ensemble scenes and some of the most daring and emotionally demanding pas de deux in the ballet repertory.
Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan. Music: Franz Liszt. Arrangement and orchestration: John Lanchbery.
Designer: Nicholas Georgiadis. Scenario: Gillian Freeman. ighting designer: John B. Read
Conducted by: Koen Kessels. Crown Prince Rudolf: Ryoichi Hirano. Baroness Mary Vetsera: Natalia Osipova.
Countess Marie Larisch: Laura Morera. Empress Elisabeth: Christina Arestis. Princess Stephanie: Francesca Hayward.
Mitzi Caspar: Marianela Nuñez. Bratfisch: Luca Acri. Emperor Franz Joseph: Christopher Saunders. Colonel ‘Bay’ Middleton: Gary Avis
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Approximate running time: 3 hours 25 minutes (including two intervals)
Tickets: Full Price: £16, Concession £15, Child/Student £10
