APR 30–MAY 5, 2024
SWAN LAKE ENCORE
With International Guest Stars
*Due to unforeseen circumstances, Jacopo Tissi will not be performing.
Due to popular demand, Swan Lake returns with world-renowned guest stars, who will partner with SF Ballet principal dancers in the iconic roles of Odette-Odile and Prince Siegfried.
Deeply moving and visually stunning, Swan Lake is the quintessential classical ballet, steeped in themes of temptation, jealousy, deception, and drama. Set against Tchaikovsky’s iconic score, Tomasson’s strikingly modern production updates this story of love and betrayal and features sleek and elevated designs by Tony Award–winning Jonathan Fensom.
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Whether you're a ballet lover or new to the art form, Swan Lake is on everyone's must-see list. It's so popular that we're bringing it back in the spring, giving you another opportunity to check out a different cast, see a special guest artist we've invited to perform with us or discover new details that you've missed the first time.
RUN TIMES
Act 1: 35 min
Intermission: 20 min
Act 2: 35 min
Intermission: 15 min
Act 3 & 4: 48 min
Total time: 2 hours, 33 minutes
OFFERS
Special pricing on May 1 & 2 performances with promo code DONTMISS:
- Excellent Main Floor seats for as little as $50
- Premium seating for as little as $75
- Good seats throughout the Opera House for as little as $25
Save 25% with promo code MUSTSEE:
- April 30 at 7:30 pm
- May 3 at 8 pm
- May 4 at 2 pm and 8:00 pm
- May 5 at 2 pm
Promo applies to Dress Circle Center Front. While supplies last.*
CHOREOGRAPHER: HELGI TOMASSON, AFTER MARIUS PETIPA AND LEV IVANOV
COMPOSER: PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Meet the guest star on stage in Swan Lake
Meet the guest star on stage in Swan Lake
Meet the guest star on stage in Swan Lake
Meet the guest star on stage in Swan Lake
High drama. Gorgeous music. Ballet’s most iconic roles.
High drama. Gorgeous music. Ballet’s most iconic roles.
Hear Principal Oboe Laura Griffiths play three excerpts from the ballet’s iconic oboe moments in this episode of Musicians’ Insight.
Hear Principal Oboe Laura Griffiths play three excerpts from the ballet’s iconic oboe moments in this episode of Musicians’ Insight.
Finding a dancer’s perfect fit is a science and an art, where safety and comfort are key and the result stays true to the designer’s vision.
Finding a dancer’s perfect fit is a science and an art, where safety and comfort are key and the result stays true to the designer’s vision.
Swan Lake
Black Swan Pas de Deux and Act II Choreography: after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Scenery and Costume Design: Jonathan Fensom
Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton
Projection Design: Sven Ortel
Hair, Wig and Make-up Design: Michael Ward
Assistant to the Choreographer: Lola de Avila
World Premiere (Choreography by Julius Reisinger): March 4, 1877—Bolshoi Theatre; Moscow, Russia
Petipa-Ivanov Production Premiere: February 8, 1895—Mariinsky Theatre; St. Petersburg, Russia
SF Ballet Premiere (Choreography by Willam Christensen): September 27, 1940—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
Current Production Premiere: February 21, 2009—War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
Music: Swan Lake, Op. 20. Costume Design Associate, Yvonne Milnes. Design Assistant to Mr. Ward, Carole Hancock. Tutus constructed by Yoshi Terashima, London, England. Costumes constructed by Phil Reynolds, Sasha Keir, Jane Johnson, Charles Hanrahan, Robert Gordon, Sue Kay, Karen Shannon, Mark Wheeler, London, England. Additional costumes constructed by the San Francisco Opera Costume Shop, Danielle McCartan, Costume Director. Wigs and Feather Headdresses constructed and dressed by Christine Sterritt at the Wig Workshop of London. Further wig dressing by Melanie Birch and the Wig Boys, San Francisco, CA. Boots by Pluma, Portland, OR. Specialty shoes by John Hiatt, Salt Lake City, UT. Scenic Design Associate, Chad Owens, San Francisco, CA. Scenic Design Assistants, Alasdair Oliver, Alistair Turner, Jason Southgate, London, England. Video Design Associate, S. Katy Tucker, New York, NY. Video Design Assistant, Peter Vincent Acken, New York, NY. Scenic construction and painting by San Francisco Ballet Carpentry and Scenic Departments.
The 2009 world premiere of Helgi Tomasson's Swan Lake was made possible by Exclusive Sponsor Mrs. Jeannik Méquet Littlefield. The 2016 redesign of Act I was underwritten by Denise Littlefield Sobel.
Guest dancer photo credits courtesy of The Royal Ballet & American Ballet Theatre.