中央芭蕾舞团《天鹅湖》剧情简介

　　剧情简介 Synopsis

　　第一幕

　　齐格弗里德王子成年生日晚会的前夜，班诺领着王子的伙伴们正在做着准备工作，他们要用自己的方式来庆祝。王子来了，并很快融入到朋友们中间，欢乐起舞。突然母后驾到，热闹的场面被意外打断。她把儿子叫到一旁，她坚持认为王子即将成年，必须承担王室责任。她给王子拿出一个徽章，这是王权的象征，作为未来的一国之君，自己的婚姻大事是他必须优先考虑的要事之一。齐格弗里德恳求母后，但是母后提醒他有责任在晚会上选择未婚妻。母亲的话沉重地压在王子的心上。他感到无限哀伤，既是为了将失去的自由，也为还没有遇到一个能打动他心灵的人。

　　黄昏，王子依然陷入烦乱思绪之中。班诺看到一群天鹅从远方飞过，便催促齐格弗里德一同去打猎，希望以此转移他的注意力，消除忧郁和烦恼。齐格弗里德跑进森林，班诺紧随其后，但是他们俩走岔了。

　　齐格弗里德独自徘徊在密林深处，他发现了一处月光笼罩的神秘湖水。王子一无所知，这里是恶魔的领地，恶魔对少女们施以魔咒，把她们变成天鹅。齐格弗里德看到一只天鹅在湖面上划过，他准备用弓箭射她。天鹅抵达岸边，他惊呆了，天鹅突然还原人形，她的美丽征服了王子。她就是奥杰塔，是被恶魔施以魔咒的那群天鹅之王。尽管受到惊吓，奥杰塔还是向王子讲述了她的遭遇，魔咒使她和她的伙伴白天变为天鹅，晚上才能变回少女的模样，只有当一位从没有恋爱过的男人发誓永远忠实于她时，魔咒才能被打破。从王子与奥杰塔相遇的第一刻起，王子就意识到，他一直相信世上存在着真挚的爱是多么正确。以前他从没有把自己的心交给过任何人，但此时他毫不迟疑地奉献给了奥杰塔。天将破晓，恶魔施展魔力，把奥杰塔从齐格弗里德的怀抱中抢走。齐格弗里德意识到自己的命运已经和奥杰塔的命运紧紧相连。

　　第二幕

　　宾客们陆续来到舞会大厅，祝贺齐格弗里德王子成年。母后进来后发现齐格弗里德不在这里，她很不安。不久齐格弗里德来了，但是他全神贯注于自己的思绪中。三个骑士给大家引见几位未婚妻人选，齐格弗里德礼貌地和每位姑娘跳舞，但是他却在心中向奥杰塔发誓，不管母后怎样坚持，他都拒绝挑选未婚妻。

　　突然，一个陌生的武士出现了，他是恶魔伪装成的，陪伴他一起来的是迷人而又狡猾的奥黛丽。她的外貌与王子深爱的奥杰塔惊人的相似，奥黛丽施展魔法迷住王子，扫除了他对奥黛丽身份的所有疑惑，王子坚信她就是奥杰塔，并且宣布选择她做自己的新娘。武士介入他们之间，要求齐格弗里德向奥黛丽发誓忠实于她，他欣然同意并且发了誓。此时，王子眼前浮现出奥杰塔忧伤的身影，他意识到自己被欺骗了。得意洋洋的恶魔和奥黛丽不见了。王子极度忧伤地跑到湖边。

　　第三幕

　　夜晚，湖边的天鹅陷入深深的忧伤之中，她们被魔咒控制着将永远保持天鹅的样子。穿过恶魔施魔法制造的可怕的暴风雨，齐格弗里德找到奥杰塔请求她的原谅。奥杰塔原谅了他，但是她知道什么也不能改变了。死亡是拯救他们的唯一途径，湖水的波浪将相爱的人永远联结在一起，恶魔的魔力被摧毁了。

　　远处呈现奥杰塔和齐格弗里德走向永恒爱情的景象。

　　NATALIA MAKAROVA’S PRODUCTION OF “SWAN LAKE”

　　ACT 1

　　It is the eve of Prince Siegfried’s coming of age party. His companions, led by Benno, are preparing their own celebration for him. The Prince arrives and is soon enjoying himself with his friends. The festivities are unexpectedly interrupted by the arrival of the Queen Mother. She takes her son aside, insisting the time has now come when he must assume the responsibilities of the kingdom. She presents him with the emblem that is the symbol of his kingship. As King, one of the first matters he must consider is that of his marriage. Siegfried pleads with her, but the Queen reminds him that he is obligated to choose of fiancée at the ball. His Mother’s words weight heavily on his soul. He is saddened that he will lose his freedom and that he has not yet met someone who would touch his heart.

　　As twilight sets in, the Prince remains preoccupied with his thoughts. Benno sees a flight of swans and urges Siegfried to go hunting in hope that the diversion will dispel his melancholic mood. Siegfried goes off into the woods and Benno follows, but their paths diverge.

　　Wandering alone deep in the forest, Siegfried discovers a mysterious moonlit lake. Unbeknownst to him, this is the domain of the evil Sorcerer who has cast a Spell on young maidens turning them into swans. Siegfried prepares to shoot as he sees a swan gliding across the lake. To his astonishment when the swan reaches the shore, she is suddenly transformed. Her beauty overwhelms the Prince. She is Odette, Queen of the Swans who has been enchanted by the evil Sorcerer. Although frightened, Odette unburdens the story of her plight. The spell that keeps them swans by day and maidens at night can only be broken if a man who has never loved before swears eternal fidelity to her. From the first moment of their meeting, he knows that he was right to believe in the existence of a perfect love. Never before has his heart been given to anyone, but without hesitation he offers it to Odette. As dawn approaches the Sorcerer exerts his power and Odette is forced away from Siegfried’s arms. Siegfried realizes his fate is now entwined with hers.

　　ACT 2

　　The guests are arriving for the formal ball to celebrate Prince Siegfried’s coming of age. The Queen Mother enters and is disturbed to find that Siegfried is not there. Soon he arrives, but he is preoccupied by his thoughts. Three Knights present the prospective fiancées to the court. Courteously, Siegfried dances with each of them, but his heart is now pledged to Odette and despite his mother’s insistence, he refuses to choose.

　　Suddenly an unknown Knight appears, the evil Sorcerer in disguise, accompanied by the ravishing and devious Odile. Siegfried is mesmerized by her striking resemblance to his beloved Odette. Odile enchants and beguiles him. Any doubts that Siegfried may have about Odile’s identity are dispersed Siegfried becomes convinced that she is Odette and declares that he had chosen her to be his bride. The Knight intervenes demanding that Prince Siegfried swear an oath of fidelity to Odile. He willingly does so. Before the Prince’s eyes a vision of the inconsolable Odette appears. He realizes that he has been deceived. Triumphant, the evil Sorcerer and Odile disappear. Grief-stricken, Siegfried runs to the lakeside.

　　ACT 3

　　Night time, a deep sadness has descended upon the lake of swans. They are now doomed by the spell to remain swans forever. Rushing through the \frightening storm, created by the evil Sorcerer, Siegfried searches for Odette to beg her forgiveness. Odette forgives him, but she knows that nothing can be changed. Death is their only salvation. The waves of the lake unite the lovers forever. The power of the evil Sorcerer is destroyed.

　　In a vision, Odette and Siegfried approach an ideal and eternal love.