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Swan Lake

Sydney

Cast and Synopsis

Total running time 160 minutes
Interval 1 – 20 minutes
Interval 2 - 20 minutes

Synopsis

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ACT 1

The Lake

Deep in a forest lies a mysterious lake, where imprisoned maidens are cruelly transfigured into swans by the malevolent von Rothbart. Only the pure proclamation of true love holds the power to shatter their haunting curse.

Act I

The Palace Gardens

All gather on Prince Siegfried's name day. The Queen Mother extends her invitations to ambassadors from three neighbouring realms, each with intentions of arranging marriage between their princess and her son.

The impending arranged union casts a heavy shadow upon Siegfried's heart, prompting a yearning for solace and a life beyond his birth right. He is given a crossbow as a gift and discreetly slips away into the depths of the forest.

The Lake

Prince Siegfried finds himself drawn to a lake he has never encountered. To his astonishment he witnesses Odette, the ethereal Queen of the Swans, who undergoes a wondrous transformation.

Siegfried is spellbound by her breath-taking beauty and convinced that she embodies the ideal he has long sought. Yet, his connection with Odette is marred by a sinister warning from von Rothbart, cautioning to him that his love is forbidden.

Act III

The Palace Ballroom

An opulent ball unfolds, where princesses from Hungary, Spain and Italy are presented to Siegfried as prospective brides. Siegfried only remembers Odette.

In a sudden and dramatic turn, von Rothbart arrives, accompanied by his beguiling daughter, Odile, whom he has cunningly transformed to mirror Odette's likeness.

Under her spell, Siegfried publicly declares his love for Odile. All is lost after seeing Odette's desperate plea at the window. Siegfried realises his error and swiftly flees the castle in a quest to reunite with his true love, Odette.

Act IV

The Lake

Odette returns to the lake, where the swans mourn her fate. Siegfried discovers her, fervently renewing his unwavering love.

Yet, the cruel hand of fate has already cast its shadow, and as von Rothbart threatens Siegfried, Odette, in a final act of sacrifice, makes an irrevocable promise to von Rothbart, vowing eternal obedience.

Overwhelmed by grief and loss, Siegfried throws himself from a cliff, taking his own life.

Cast sheets

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Odette/Odile

Sharni Spencer

Prince Siegfried

Daniil Simkin

von Rothbart

Joseph Romancewicz

Queen Mother

Gillian Revie

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Drew Hedditch

Pas de Six

Valerie Tereshchenko

Pas de Six

Larissa Kiyoto-Ward

Pas de Six

Jake Mangakahia

Pas de Six

Brodie James

Pas de Six

Hannah Sergi

Pas de Six

Montana Rubin

Cygnet

Lilla Harvey

Cygnet

Karina Arimura

Cygnet

Montana Rubin

Cygnet

Hannah Sergi

Lead Swan

Isobelle Dashwood

Lead Swan

Saranja Crowe

Conductor

Barry Wordsworth
Concertmaster

Matthieu Arama

Odette/Odile

Benedicte Bemet

Prince Siegfried

Joseph Caley

von Rothbart

Joseph Romancewicz

Queen Mother

Gillian Revie

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Marcus Morelli

Pas de Six

Rina Nemoto

Pas de Six

Jill Ogai

Pas de Six

Mason Lovegrove

Pas de Six

Brodie James

Pas de Six

Yuumi Yamada

Pas de Six

Aya Watanabe

Cygnet

Yuumi Yamada

Cygnet

Jill Ogai

Cygnet

Evie Ferris

Cygnet

Aya Watanabe

Lead Swan

Valerie Tereshchenko

Lead Swan

Rina Nemoto

Conductor

Barry Wordsworth
Concertmaster

Matthieu Arama

Odette/Odile

Sharni Spencer

Prince Siegfried

Daniil Simkin

von Rothbart

Joseph Romancewicz

Queen Mother

Gillian Revie

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Drew Hedditch

Pas de Six

Valerie Tereshchenko

Pas de Six

Larissa Kiyoto-Ward

Pas de Six

Jake Mangakahia

Pas de Six

Brodie James

Pas de Six

Hannah Sergi

Pas de Six

Montana Rubin

Cygnet

Laura Griffiths

Cygnet

Samara Merrick

Cygnet

Montana Rubin

Cygnet

Hannah Sergi

Lead Swan

Isobelle Dashwood

Lead Swan

Saranja Crowe

Conductor

Barry Wordsworth
Concertmaster

Emma McGrath

Odette/Odile

Ako Kondo

Prince Siegfried

Chengwu Guo

von Rothbart

Jarryd Madden

Queen Mother

Gillian Revie

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Cameron Holmes

Pas de Six

Katherine Sonnekus

Pas de Six

Sara Andrlon

Pas de Six

Misha Barkidjija

Pas de Six

Maxim Zenin

Pas de Six

Lilla Harvey

Pas de Six

Samara Merrick

Cygnet

Yuumi Yamada

Cygnet

Jill Ogai

Cygnet

Lilla Harvey

Cygnet

Aya Watanabe

Lead Swan

Valerie Tereshchenko

Lead Swan

Rina Nemoto

Conductor

Barry Wordsworth
Concertmaster

Matthieu Arama

Odette/Odile

Jill Ogai

Prince Siegfried

Marcus Morelli

von Rothbart

Brodie James

Queen Mother

Gillian Revie

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Bryce Latham

Pas de Six

Katherine Sonnekus

Pas de Six

Sara Andrlon

Pas de Six

Misha Barkidjija

Pas de Six

Maxim Zenin

Pas de Six

Lilla Harvey

Pas de Six

Samara Merrick

Cygnet

Laura Griffiths

Cygnet

Karina Arimura

Cygnet

Montana Rubin

Cygnet

Aya Watanabe

Lead Swan

Larissa Kiyoto-Ward

Lead Swan

Katherine Sonnekus

Conductor

Barry Wordsworth
Concertmaster

Matthieu Arama

Odette/Odile

Sharni Spencer

Prince Siegfried

Daniil Simkin

von Rothbart

Joseph Romancewicz

Queen Mother

Gillian Revie

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Cameron Holmes

Pas de Six

Rina Nemoto

Pas de Six

Larissa Kiyoto-Ward

Pas de Six

Mason Lovegrove

Pas de Six

Nathan Brook

Pas de Six

Yuumi Yamada

Pas de Six

Aya Watanabe

Cygnet

Yuumi Yamada

Cygnet

Samara Merrick

Cygnet

Lilla Harvey

Cygnet

Hannah Sergi

Lead Swan

Isobelle Dashwood

Lead Swan

Rina Nemoto

Conductor

Barry Wordsworth
Concertmaster

Emma McGrath

Odette/Odile

Jill Ogai

Prince Siegfried

Marcus Morelli

von Rothbart

Brodie James

Queen Mother

Gillian Revie

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Lucien Xu

Pas de Six

Katherine Sonnekus

Pas de Six

Sara Andrlon

Pas de Six

Drew Hedditch

Pas de Six

Luke Marchant

Pas de Six

Hannah Sergi

Pas de Six

Montana Rubin

Cygnet

Laura Griffiths

Cygnet

Karina Arimura

Cygnet

Evie Ferris

Cygnet

Hannah Sergi

Lead Swan

Mio Bayly

Lead Swan

Sara Andrlon

Conductor

Barry Wordsworth
Concertmaster

Matthieu Arama

Odette/Odile

Robyn Hendricks

Prince Siegfried

Maxim Zenin

von Rothbart

Mason Lovegrove

Queen Mother

Gillian Revie

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Drew Hedditch

Pas de Six

Katherine Sonnekus

Pas de Six

Larissa Kiyoto-Ward

Pas de Six

Misha Barkidjija

Pas de Six

Brodie James

Pas de Six

Lilla Harvey

Pas de Six

Samara Merrick

Cygnet

Lilla Harvey

Cygnet

Samara Merrick

Cygnet

Montana Rubin

Cygnet

Aya Watanabe

Lead Swan

Isobelle Dashwood

Lead Swan

Saranja Crowe

Conductor

Barry Wordsworth
Concertmaster

Emma McGrath

Odette/Odile

Benedicte Bemet

Prince Siegfried

Joseph Caley

von Rothbart

Joseph Romancewicz

Queen Mother

Gillian Revie

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Marcus Morelli

Pas de Six

Rina Nemoto

Pas de Six

Jill Ogai

Pas de Six

Mason Lovegrove

Pas de Six

Nathan Brook

Pas de Six

Yuumi Yamada

Pas de Six

Aya Watanabe

Cygnet

Laura Griffiths

Cygnet

Karina Arimura

Cygnet

Evie Ferris

Cygnet

Hannah Sergi

Lead Swan

Larissa Kiyoto-Ward

Lead Swan

Katherine Sonnekus

Conductor

Jonathan Lo
Concertmaster

Matthieu Arama

Odette/Odile

Ako Kondo

Prince Siegfried

Chengwu Guo

von Rothbart

Jarryd Madden

Queen Mother

Gillian Revie

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Cameron Holmes

Pas de Six

Rina Nemoto

Pas de Six

Larissa Kiyoto-Ward

Pas de Six

Jake Mangakahia

Pas de Six

Brodie James

Pas de Six

Hannah Sergi

Pas de Six

Montana Rubin

Cygnet

Yuumi Yamada

Cygnet

Samara Merrick

Cygnet

Montana Rubin

Cygnet

Aya Watanabe

Lead Swan

Isobelle Dashwood

Lead Swan

Saranja Crowe

Conductor

Barry Wordsworth
Concertmaster

Emma McGrath

Odette/Odile

Dimity Azoury

Prince Siegfried

Nathan Brook

von Rothbart

Jarryd Madden

Queen Mother

Gillian Revie

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Bryce Latham

Pas de Six

Katherine Sonnekus

Pas de Six

Sara Andrlon

Pas de Six

Drew Hedditch

Pas de Six

Luke Marchant

Pas de Six

Yuumi Yamada

Pas de Six

Aya Watanabe

Cygnet

Laura Griffiths

Cygnet

Samara Merrick

Cygnet

Jade Wood

Cygnet

Hannah Sergi

Lead Swan

Isobelle Dashwood

Lead Swan

Saranja Crowe

Conductor

Jonathan Lo
Concertmaster

Emma McGrath

Odette/Odile

Sharni Spencer

Prince Siegfried

Daniil Simkin

von Rothbart

Joseph Romancewicz

Queen Mother

Gillian Revie

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Lucien Xu

Pas de Six

Katherine Sonnekus

Pas de Six

Larissa Kiyoto-Ward

Pas de Six

Misha Barkidjija

Pas de Six

Maxim Zenin

Pas de Six

Lilla Harvey

Pas de Six

Samara Merrick

Cygnet

Yuumi Yamada

Cygnet

Jill Ogai

Cygnet

Lilla Harvey

Cygnet

Aya Watanabe

Lead Swan

Larissa Kiyoto-Ward

Lead Swan

Katherine Sonnekus

Conductor

Barry Wordsworth
Concertmaster

Huy-Nguyen Bui

Odette/Odile

Jill Ogai

Prince Siegfried

Marcus Morelli

von Rothbart

Brodie James

Queen Mother

Gillian Revie

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Lucien Xu

Pas de Six

Katherine Sonnekus

Pas de Six

Sara Andrlon

Pas de Six

Misha Barkidjija

Pas de Six

Maxim Zenin

Pas de Six

Lilla Harvey

Pas de Six

Samara Merrick

Cygnet

Laura Griffiths

Cygnet

Karina Arimura

Cygnet

Evie Ferris

Cygnet

Hannah Sergi

Lead Swan

Mio Bayly

Lead Swan

Sara Andrlon

Conductor

Jonathan Lo
Concertmaster

Huy-Nguyen Bui

Odette/Odile

Robyn Hendricks

Prince Siegfried

Maxim Zenin

von Rothbart

Mason Lovegrove

Queen Mother

Gillian Revie

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Cameron Holmes

Pas de Six

Valerie Tereshchenko

Pas de Six

Larissa Kiyoto-Ward

Pas de Six

Misha Barkidjija

Pas de Six

Brodie James

Pas de Six

Hannah Sergi

Pas de Six

Montana Rubin

Cygnet

Lilla Harvey

Cygnet

Samara Merrick

Cygnet

Montana Rubin

Cygnet

Aya Watanabe

Lead Swan

Larissa Kiyoto-Ward

Lead Swan

Katherine Sonnekus

Conductor

Jonathan Lo
Concertmaster

Matthieu Arama

Odette/Odile

Sharni Spencer

Prince Siegfried

Daniil Simkin

von Rothbart

Joseph Romancewicz

Queen Mother

Gillian Revie

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Lucien Xu

Pas de Six

Katherine Sonnekus

Pas de Six

Sara Andrlon

Pas de Six

Drew Hedditch

Pas de Six

Luke Marchant

Pas de Six

Lilla Harvey

Pas de Six

Samara Merrick

Cygnet

Laura Griffiths

Cygnet

Karina Arimura

Cygnet

Evie Ferris

Cygnet

Aya Watanabe

Lead Swan

Isobelle Dashwood

Lead Swan

Saranja Crowe

Conductor

Jonathan Lo
Concertmaster

Matthieu Arama

Odette/Odile

Benedicte Bemet

Prince Siegfried

Joseph Caley

von Rothbart

Joseph Romancewicz

Queen Mother

Rachel Rawlins

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Marcus Morelli

Pas de Six

Rina Nemoto

Pas de Six

Jill Ogai

Pas de Six

Mason Lovegrove

Pas de Six

Brodie James

Pas de Six

Hannah Sergi

Pas de Six

Aya Watanabe

Cygnet

Lilla Harvey

Cygnet

Samara Merrick

Cygnet

Montana Rubin

Cygnet

Hannah Sergi

Lead Swan

Mio Bayly

Lead Swan

Sara Andrlon

Conductor

Jonathan Lo
Concertmaster

Huy-Nguyen Bui

Odette/Odile

Ako Kondo

Prince Siegfried

Chengwu Guo

von Rothbart

Joseph Romancewicz

Queen Mother

Rachel Rawlins

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Drew Hedditch

Pas de Six

Rina Nemoto

Pas de Six

Jill Ogai

Pas de Six

Mason Lovegrove

Pas de Six

Brodie James

Pas de Six

Lilla Harvey

Pas de Six

Aya Watanabe

Cygnet

Laura Griffiths

Cygnet

Jill Ogai

Cygnet

Evie Ferris

Cygnet

Aya Watanabe

Lead Swan

Valerie Tereshchenko

Lead Swan

Rina Nemoto

Conductor

Jonathan Lo
Concertmaster

Huy-Nguyen Bui

Odette/Odile

Sharni Spencer

Prince Siegfried

Daniil Simkin

von Rothbart

Joseph Romancewicz

Queen Mother

Rachel Rawlins

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Drew Hedditch

Pas de Six

Valerie Tereshchenko

Pas de Six

Larissa Kiyoto-Ward

Pas de Six

Mason Lovegrove

Pas de Six

Brodie James

Pas de Six

Hannah Sergi

Pas de Six

Montana Rubin

Cygnet

Lilla Harvey

Cygnet

Samara Merrick

Cygnet

Montana Rubin

Cygnet

Aya Watanabe

Lead Swan

Isobelle Dashwood

Lead Swan

Valerie Tereshchenko

Conductor

Jonathan Lo
Concertmaster

Matthieu Arama

Odette/Odile

Rina Nemoto

Prince Siegfried

Misha Barkidjija

von Rothbart

Alain Juelg

Queen Mother

Rachel Rawlins

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Lucien Xu

Pas de Six

Katherine Sonnekus

Pas de Six

Sara Andrlon

Pas de Six

Drew Hedditch

Pas de Six

Luke Marchant

Pas de Six

Hannah Sergi

Pas de Six

Aya Watanabe

Cygnet

Laura Griffiths

Cygnet

Samara Merrick

Cygnet

Lilla Harvey

Cygnet

Hannah Sergi

Lead Swan

Larissa Kiyoto-Ward

Lead Swan

Katherine Sonnekus

Conductor

Jonathan Lo
Concertmaster

Huy-Nguyen Bui

Odette/Odile

Jill Ogai

Prince Siegfried

Marcus Morelli

von Rothbart

Brodie James

Queen Mother

Rachel Rawlins

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Lucien Xu

Pas de Six

Katherine Sonnekus

Pas de Six

Larissa Kiyoto-Ward

Pas de Six

Mason Lovegrove

Pas de Six

Maxim Zenin

Pas de Six

Lilla Harvey

Pas de Six

Samara Merrick

Cygnet

Lilla Harvey

Cygnet

Karina Arimura

Cygnet

Montana Rubin

Cygnet

Aya Watanabe

Lead Swan

Isobelle Dashwood

Lead Swan

Valerie Tereshchenko

Conductor

Jonathan Lo
Concertmaster

Matthieu Arama

Odette/Odile

Yuumi Yamada

Prince Siegfried

Brett Chynoweth

von Rothbart

Mason Lovegrove

Queen Mother

Rachel Rawlins

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Bryce Latham

Pas de Six

Katherine Sonnekus

Pas de Six

Sara Andrlon

Pas de Six

Drew Hedditch

Pas de Six

Luke Marchant

Pas de Six

Lilla Harvey

Pas de Six

Samara Merrick

Cygnet

Laura Griffiths

Cygnet

Karina Arimura

Cygnet

Evie Ferris

Cygnet

Hannah Sergi

Lead Swan

Mio Bayly

Lead Swan

Sara Andrlon

Conductor

Jonathan Lo
Concertmaster

Matthieu Arama

Odette/Odile

Rina Nemoto

Prince Siegfried

Misha Barkidjija

von Rothbart

Alain Juelg

Queen Mother

Rachel Rawlins

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Marcus Morelli

Pas de Six

Valerie Tereshchenko

Pas de Six

Larissa Kiyoto-Ward

Pas de Six

Mason Lovegrove

Pas de Six

Brodie James

Pas de Six

Hannah Sergi

Pas de Six

Montana Rubin

Cygnet

Lilla Harvey

Cygnet

Jill Ogai

Cygnet

Evie Ferris

Cygnet

Aya Watanabe

Cygnet

Jade Wood

Lead Swan

Isobelle Dashwood

Lead Swan

Saranja Crowe

Conductor

Jonathan Lo
Concertmaster

Matthieu Arama

Odette/Odile

Yuumi Yamada

Prince Siegfried

Brett Chynoweth

von Rothbart

Mason Lovegrove

Queen Mother

Rachel Rawlins

Chamberlain

Stephen Holford

Jester

Bryce Latham

Pas de Six

Valerie Tereshchenko

Pas de Six

Larissa Kiyoto-Ward

Pas de Six

Misha Barkidjija

Pas de Six

Brodie James

Pas de Six

Hannah Sergi

Pas de Six

Montana Rubin

Cygnet

Lilla Harvey

Cygnet

Samara Merrick

Cygnet

Montana Rubin

Cygnet

Hannah Sergi

Lead Swan

Larissa Kiyoto-Ward

Lead Swan

Katherine Sonnekus

Guest Test Role

Dana Stephensen

Conductor

Jonathan Lo
Concertmaster

Huy-Nguyen Bui