Swan Lake - Theatre Broadway Pragu

Experience “The Best of Swan Lake” at the Hybernia Theatre in the city centre, performed by outstanding dancers and soloists from the leading Czech ballet companies in an intimate chamber cast.

“Swan Lake” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is a timeless masterpiece filled with magic, romance, and dramatic emotion. The famous story follows Prince Siegfried and the graceful Odette, who is transformed into a swan by the evil sorcerer Rothbart.

Today, the ballet is considered one of the most iconic and beloved works of classical dance. Although Tchaikovsky composed the music in 1875, the original production was not successful at first. Conductors, dancers, and audiences found the score too complex and challenging for ballet at the time. Very little documentation of the original performance survived, with only a few letters and notes remaining.

It was only after Tchaikovsky’s death that “Swan Lake” was revived and achieved worldwide fame. The version audiences know today is largely based on the legendary 1895 choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov.

Place

Broadway Theatre (in Czech: Divadlo Broadway) is a theatre situated in Celetná street and Na Příkopě, Old Town, Prague, Czech Republic. It opened in 2002. It focuses on production of musicals.

Broadway Theatre is a part of the Palace Sevastopol, which was originally built in functionalist style in 1938. The Celetná and Na Příkopě streets are connected by Broadway Passage. The palace is listed in the register of protected buildings.

The theatre's first production was the musical Cleopatra, which made its début on 22 February 2002 and featured Bára Basiková, Ilona Csáková, Monika Absolonová and Radka Fišarová alternating in the title role.