Prince Siegfried sleeps on his throne and in his dream he sees the evil Rothbart carrying off a white swan into the sky. This is how Rudolf Nureyev’s version of Swan Lake begins, and ends. The ballet seen as a Freudian nightmare, the young prince who finds escape in his head instead of taking up the reins of power and choosing a bride.
Claudio Coviello, who has only just been appointed principal at La Scala, was débuting in the role of Siegfried. His physical proportions suggest a Romeo, and Siegfried doesn’t instantly come to mind. Company director Makhar Vaziev obviously saw past that, and in a bold casting move placed the young Coviello with one of ballet’s brightest stars, Natalia Osipova.… [continue reading]
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