Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s first ballet composition, “Swan Lake,” is the story of Prince Siegfried falling in love with Princess Odette, who’s cursed by an evil sorcerer to be the White Swan during ...

“Swan Lake” premiered in 1877 with a libretto of uncertain authorship, a score by neophyte ballet composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and choreography, now lost, by the now forgotten Julius Reisinger.

Performances in N.Y.C. Critic’s Notebook It was a busy winter: Ashley Bouder bid farewell, Mira Nadon dazzled in “Swan Lake,” Maria Tallchief was honored and Alexei Ratmansky had another winner. Mira ...