The Swan by Camille Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals

Grand gala opening of the new Mariinsky II Theatre in Saint Petersburg, broadcasted live on May 2, 2013. Includes works for orchestra, opera arias and ballet excerps by Stravinsky, Bizet, Verdi, Mozart, Rossini, Mussorgsky, Wagner, Gounod and Tchaikovsky, to name a few, performed by the best artists of Riussian Federation and world stars.

[maryinsky]

This is NOT from Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky) but a solo choreographed in 1907 for Anna Pavlova, called "The Swan, " or, popularly, "The Dying Swan."

[treasuretreereynolds]

One of the most beautiful things I have ever seen.

[MagnumSkyWolf]

Not sure how I went from listening to techno to this but I'm in awe

[martigrant]

This is why I am blessed to live on God's green earth. The violin, the beautiful ballerina, Saint-Saen's music. If these things don't bring you to tears you are not breathing.

[tinabong]

My God she is so graceful. I feel like if the give her feathers light enough she'll fly. Her movements are so smooth

[jenniferblomeley]

This is so beautiful, what a glorious ballerina.

[thedanksurfer]

Me as a cellist I’m feeling betrayed. But kudos to the ballerina.

[missycb]

She did such an awesome job of timing herself to the music! Beautiful

[Parmesh]

Nah the musicians rah let her down, couldn’t keep in time with each other, she did well to react every bloody time

[ianbirkinhead]

Not a ballet person, yet I sat transfixed with this performance. Exquisite, I felt such emotion, it was a beautiful display of mastery and grace.

[janaeruwethin]

I literally said wow” put loud. Its beautiful, the song, dance, ambience. wow

[lunapyrope]

Swans mate for life and are one of the few animals that can die of a broken heart....

[paulineiv]

Beautiful and Emotional!!😭This rendition of The Swan by Ekaterina Kondaurova was just magical...😢Bringing me to tears along with the mesmerizing and Melancholic music by Camille Saint-Saens!!💖😄

[shafikhan]

My understanding of science and art. We humans can express our feelings in many different ways much more than any creature ever existed in history to now but also these feelings are like a thin single human hair, very delicate one can make everything green or everything turns into dust. musician, dancer, painters they give shape to their dreams, Imagination, and filling, science do the same in the lab, science, and art is not very different in many ways but some time prediction little bit different art is very sensitive so we see what we want to see. And thank you for music and the dance

[clairelouisedavies]

oh my goodness.. my heart is just full of emotion.. amazingly beautiful x

[suehamblin]

Oh my. How exquisitely mesmerizing. How emotionally raw and realistic. Nothing but tears here.

[cristinadelauez]

I never thought such a dance would get to me so easily. It’s absolutely beautiful. I can feel the passion from both the ballerina and person playing the viola. Watching this makes me feel a rollercoaster of emotions. Outstanding!!

[mjleger]

Stunningly beautiful and coordinated, the violin music and the "dying swan" both very well performed! As very young budding musicians, my parents took us kids to a lot of concerts while growing up. I admit to being a bit squirmy during the music I did not play and/or recognize, but I was NEVER bored watching ballet! I still love it today! Many ballerinas have made their mark with this famous music.

[simonjayp]

Simply stunning, I'm in floods...but really it should be played on a cello.

[mohammedkhan]

Beautiful composition/delivery!!! Love Saint Saen.