Romance, Drama, History, Music
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.
Director: Ross MacGibbon
Writer: Gillian Freeman
Prince Rudolf
Bareness Mary Vestera
Princess Stephanie
Emperor Franz Josef
Empress Elisabeth
Countess Marie Larisch
Baroness Helene Vestera
Bratfisch
Mayerling trailer (The Royal Ballet)