Based on the true story of the death of Crown Prince Rudolf and his young mistress Mary Vetsera in 1889, Steven McRae and Sarah Lamb take on these challenging roles in a dark and intense ballet. Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary is emotionally unstable and haunted by his obsession with death. He is forced to marry Princess Stephanie. Soon afterwards, his former lover, Marie Larisch, introduces him to a new mistress, Mary Vetsera, a young woman who shares his morbid fascination.
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Steven McRae
Crown Prince Rudolf
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Cats
Sarah Lamb
Mary Vetsera
Also in
The Winter's Tale (The Royal Ballet)
Mayerling
Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Princess Stephanie
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Gary Avis
Emperor Franz Josef
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The Nutcracker
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Kristen McNally
Empress Elisabeth
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Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty
Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Laura Morera
Countess Marie Larsch
Also in
Frankenstein
Like Water for Chocolate
Elizabeth McGorian
Baroness Helene Vetsera
Also in
Frankenstein
Young Men
James Hay
Bratfisch
Also in
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Mayara Magri
Mitzi Caspar
Also in
Like Water for Chocolate
Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty
Nehemiah Kish
Colonel 'Bay' Middlenton
Catherine Carby
Katherina Schratt
Also in
Royal Opera House: La Traviata
Wagner: Die Walküre - Royal Opera House
Kevin O'Hare Director · Kenneth MacMillan Writer Ross MacGibbon Cinematographer
First release August 23, 2019 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Royal Opera House
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 23, 2019
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No release date listed for United States.
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