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By Julie Taylor, 30 September 2010

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Reviewed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London on 9 September 2010

Shoes (Stephen Mear, Aletta Collins, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Kate Prince, Mark Smith)

Elisa Verzier commands Tom Cairns’ iconic Traviata at Glyndebourne

Eleanor Knight, 13th October

Elisa Verzier, making her Glyndebourne debut, is astonishing as Violetta in a revival of Tom Cairns' 2014 production.

****1

ENO brings It's a Wonderful Life to the operatic stage

Matthew Rye, 25th November

English National Opera's It’s a Wonderful Life makes for a feel-good evening of theatre, but it requires a sweet tooth.

***11

Too many mirrors spoil the Staatsoper's Hippolyte et Aricie

David Karlin, 25th November

Excellent musical performances are confounded by clumsy, unimaginative staging in Rameau's explosive first opera.

**111

Entertaining but not entrancing: Turnage's Coraline

David Karlin, 29th March

Mark-Anthony Turnage's take on Neil Gaiman's classic young adult novella is well sung and well staged, without quite reaching peak intensity.

***11

Rambert: Ghost Dances & other works

Graham Watts, 16th May

Britain's oldest dance company continues to entertain, challenge and inspire with yet another well-rounded triple bill

****1

Cenerentola provides plenty of comedy and revels

Richard Wilcocks, 16th February

La Cenerentola is the final component of Opera North's fairytale season, with every voice and every character getting a chance to revel in Rossini's intricate ornamentation.

****1

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Julie Taylor

Freelance PR, writer and dance critic Julie Taylor is based in the UK. Throughout her career she has worked for a number of opera and ballet companies. Julie reviews a wide range of dance from classical to modern and has a particular interest in new work.