Inspired by dark and gripping real life events, this Royal Ballet classic depicts the sexual and morbid obsessions of Crown Prince Rudolf leading to the murder-suicide scandal with his mistress Mary Vetsera. The oppressive glamour of the Austro-Hungarian court in the 1880s sets the scene for a suspenseful drama of psychological and political intrigue as Rudolf fixates on his mortality. Kenneth MacMillan's 1978 ballet remains a masterpiece of storytelling and this revival marks 30 years since the choreographer’s death. Expect to see the Company at its dramatic finestacross potent ensemble scenes and some of the most daring and emotionally demanding pas de deux in the ballet repertory.
Koen Kessels
Director
Kenneth MacMillan
Writer
Ryoichi Hirano
Crown Prince Rudolf
Natalia Osipova
Baroness Mary Vetsera
Laura Morera
Countess Marie Larisch
Christina Arestis
Empress Elisabeth
Francesca Hayward
Princess Stephanie
Marianela Núñez
Mitzi Caspar
Luca Acri
Bratfisch
Christopher Saunders
Emperor Franz Joseph
Gary Avis
Colonel 'Bay' Middleton
Salsa68%
Brigadoon65%
The Nutcracker58%
A Royal Winter71%
Easter Parade70%
The Slipper and the Rose69%
X64%
Roustabout60%
Camelot62%
Beauty and the Beast77%
Make Mine Music58%
Cinderella65%
Gabriel's Rapture: Part I78%
Summer Stock66%
Crown for Christmas69%
The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain60%
Grease Live70%
June and John59%
Harmony63%
Safe Haven72%
