By Alissa de Carbonnel SOCHI, Russia, Feb 16 (Reuters) – At the first few notes of Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake”, they had the audience in their pocket. As the sultry “Bla… ...

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At the first few notes of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake", they had the audience in their pocket.