Boston Ballet's Swan Lake

The Boston Opera House comes alive for three weeks (Feb. 27 through Mar. 16) with P.I. Tschaikovsky’s familiar and timeless romantic score as the Boston Ballet takes the stage to perform Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen's adaptation of Swan Lake. Forgoing the ordinary boy-meet-girl love story, Swan Lake is quite beautiful and more than a little bit frustrating. The spirited Prince Siegfrield falls in love with Odette, a swan-turned-princess who carries a bit of baggage, namely a spell from the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart. Their relationship has a few set-backs including a betrayal by Rothbart's beguiling daughter Odile, among other issues, and so begins the tragedy and heartache.