From the oboe’s fragile swan theme to the final transfiguration, Swan Lake turns a broken vow into music that remembers. i Work Information Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) Title: Swan Lake ( Лебединое озеро ), Op. 20 — TH 12, ČW 12 Composition and revision: August 1875–April 1876; additional numbers composed in February and April 1877 Premiere: 20 February/4 March 1877, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow; choreography by Julius Reisinger, conducted by Stepan Ryabov Posthumous revival: 15/27 January 1895, Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg; choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, musical revision by Riccardo Drigo Genre: Romantic narrative ballet Structure: Introduction and four acts; 29 numbered sections and two supplementary numbers in the composer’s score Duration: approx. 140–160 minutes for the complete...