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
Sarah Lamb
Mary Vetsera
Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Princess Stephanie
Gary Avis
Emperor Franz Josef
Kristen McNally
Empress Elisabeth
Laura Morera
Countess Marie Larsch
Elizabeth McGorian
Baroness Helene Vetsera
James Hay
Bratfisch
Mayara Magri
Mitzi Caspar
Nehemiah Kish
Colonel 'Bay' Middlenton
Catherine Carby
Katherina Schratt
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