BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET

Royal Ballet Sinfonia

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WELCOME

A warm welcome to this performance of Swan Lake, ballet’s greatest love story. Sir Peter Wright and the late Galina Samsova’s lavish production is illuminated by Tchaikovsky’s soaring score performed by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia.

We are delighted to welcome the sublime Polina Semionova and Vadim Muntagirov to join our worldclass dancers for some of these performance in the iconic roles of Odette/Odile and Prince Siegfried.

The UK tour of Swan Lake is generously sponsored by Charles Stanley Wealth Managers. A sincere thanks also goes to Aud Jebsen, whose support has enabled the appearances of Vadim Muntagirov and Polina Semionova in our Plymouth and Birmingham performances, respectively. As always, heartfelt thanks go to all of our supporters.

There is much to celebrate in 2023, including the launch of BRB2, our junior company of rising stars. The company’s inagural tour kicks off in April. The summer season sees the return of Sir David Bintley’s beloved ‘Still Life’ at the Penguin Café in a triple bill alongside George Balanchine’s exquisite Apollo and Juliano Nunes’s striking Interlinked.

There are also two more of Sir Peter Wright’s classics to look forward to – The Nutcracker at Christmas 2023 and The Sleeping Beauty the following spring. To receive details of our exciting performances and events, please sign up for our newsletter at brb.org.uk/SignUp.

I hope you enjoy the performance,

Carlos Acosta cbe Director

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A castsheet for each performance is available to download.