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SWAN LAKE

SWAN LAKE

FEBRUARY 23–MARCH 3

SWAN LAKE

Ballet’s greatest love story returns. 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.

Performances of Swan Lake are dedicated to the memory of Lucille "Lucy" Jewett.

Total runtime: 2 hours, 30 minutes, with two intermissions

RUSH FOR ALL

$29 Rush For All tickets are offered for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday evening, and Saturday matinee performances during Swan Lake starting at 10 am on the day of the performance and ending 1 hour prior to curtain. Use promo code LETSGO.

**Terms and conditions: All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges on Rush tickets. Limit of 2 per patron. Rush tickets are limited, subject to availability, and exclude Boxes, Orchestra Row A, and Orchestra Premium Front. Offer does not apply to previously purchased tickets and cannot be combined with other offers.

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Each ticket includes a $1–2 facility fee. Order handling fee will be added at checkout.

CHOREOGRAPHER: HELGI TOMASSON, AFTER MARIUS PETIPA AND LEV IVANOV
COMPOSER: PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

WHO IS NATALIA OSIPOVA?

Meet the guest star on stage in Swan Lake

Meet the guest star on stage in Swan Lake

WHO IS NATALIA OSIPOVA?

Meet the guest star on stage in Swan Lake

Meet the guest star on stage in Swan Lake

The Story of Swan Lake

A tale of love and betrayal.

A tale of love and betrayal.

YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SWAN LAKE

High drama. Gorgeous music. Ballet’s most iconic roles.

High drama. Gorgeous music. Ballet’s most iconic roles.

ABOUT TOMASSON'S SWAN LAKE

Ballet at its most beautiful.

Ballet at its most beautiful.

MUSICIANS' INSIGHTS: LAURA GRIFFITHS ON SWAN LAKE

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.

MUSICIANS' INSIGHTS: LAURA GRIFFITHS ON SWAN LAKE

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.

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Swan Lake
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Black Swan Pas de Deux and Act II Choreography: after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Additional Principal Coaching: Julio Bocca
Scenic and Costume Design: Jonathan Fensom
Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton
Projection Design: Sven Ortel
Hair, Wig and Make-up Design: Michael Ward
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. Additional Children's Rehearsal Assistant: Jeffrey Lyons. 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 constructed and dressed by Christine Sterritt at the Wig Workshop of London. Headpieces constructed by Jennifer Howard and Deborah Camken, Toronto, ON. 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.
Header by © RJ Muna
Additional photos by © Erik Tomasson and © Chris Hardy