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Rothbart tricks Siegfried

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Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake: A beginner's guide

Swan Lake Nureyev 1961

8. Rothbart tricks Siegfried

Rothbart, in disguise, arrives at the ball to the sound of trumpets accompanied by his own daughter Odile who Rothbart has cast a spell on to make her look identical to Odette. The one difference is that she wears black, Odile white. Pictured: Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev and Natalia Makarova of the Kirov Ballet, 1970.

  1. Image 1: Swan Lake Bolshoi
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  5. Image 5: Swan Lake at the Coliseum - London
  6. Image 6: Swan Lake at the Round, ENO
  7. Image 7: Royal Ballet dancing Swan Lake and the Royal Opera
  8. Image 8: Swan Lake Nureyev 1961
  9. Image 9: Alys Shee
  10. Image 10: Bolshoi, Royal Opera House 19 images

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