Overview
Inspired by dark and gripping real life events, this Royal Ballet classic depicts the sexual and morbid obsessions of Crown Prince Rudolf leading to the murder-suicide scandal with his mistress Mary Vetsera. The oppressive glamour of the Austro-Hungarian court in the 1880s sets the scene for a suspenseful drama of psychological and political intrigue as Rudolf fixates on his mortality.
Cast
Prince Rudolf
Bareness Mary Vestera
Princess Stephanie
Emperor Franz Josef
Empress Elisabeth
Countess Marie Larisch
Baroness Helene Vestera
Bratfisch
Archduchess Sophie