“Maybe this time, it won’t end that way . . .” A wishful sentiment shared, perhaps, by the audience as...
The Royal Ballet’s mixed programme for the 2015/16 season combines a selection of three very different works. Resident choreographer Wayne...
In January 1889, at the royal hunting lodge at Mayerling, Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary committed suicide with his 17 year old lover, Mary Vetsera. The tragedy was quickly covered up to protect the Habsburg dynasty and, as such, the ambiguous events of that night have become as much speculation as fact; the inspiration for several screen adaptations and, of course, Kenneth MacMillan's ballet.
