Format: DVD

Region: 1

This production, with designs by the late Leslie Hurry, stars Natalia Makarova as Odette/Odile and Anthony Dowell as Prince Siegfried. Prince Siegfried celebrates his 21st birthday; his mother tells him it is time to marry, but he prefers to go hunting. Alone by a lakeside, he sees a swan who turns into human form. She is an enchanted princess who can be saved only by true love. He promises this, but is tricked by the wicked magician who disguises his own daughter as the swan-maiden. In despair, Siegfried and the swan-maiden leap to death together and their sacrifice destroys the evil power.

Music: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky Odette/Odile: Natalia Makarova  Prince Siegfried: Anthony Dowell Queen Mother: Gerd Larsen Von Rothbart: Derek Rencher The Tutor: Garry Grant 

Orchestra of Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet Conductor: Ashley Lawrence Choreographers: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov Additional Choreography: Frederick Ashton and Rudolf Nureyev

Orchestra of Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet Designs: Leslie Hurry

Directed for video and television: by John Michael Philips

Picture: 4:3 Sound: DD 2.0 Stereo Format: NTSC Region code: 2–5 (this DVD will not play in the USA) Duration: 137 mins Year: 1982