The Dying Swan – Natalia Osipova (The Royal Ballet)
Natalia Osipova performs Michel Fokine's The Dying Swan as part of The Royal Ballet: Live – Within the Golden Hour. Watch On Demand until 13 December 2020 https://stream.roh.org.uk/packages/the-royal-ballet-live-within-the-golden-hour/videos/the-royal-ballet-live-within-the-golden-hour
Royal Ballet Principal Natalia Osipova is joined by solo piano Kate Shipway and solo cello Christopher Vanderspar. The Dying Swan, which would become Anna Pavlova’s most famous role, was choreographed by Michel Fokine and set to music by Camille Saint-Saëns.
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The Royal Ballet: Live – Within the Golden Hour begins with a varied selection of excerpts and set pieces and concludes with Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon’s ballet of shimmering beauty, Within the Golden Hour.
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