Contes d'Hoffman **** and Swan Lake ****
                   By: David ShewardViktoria Tereshkina and Vladimir Shklyarov in "Swan Lake"High culture is currently plentiful in New York with magnificent examples of opera and ballet. One takes a non-conventional approach while the other adheres to the staging from the 19th century, but both quicken the pulse and stimulate the mind. The Metropolitan Opera …