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Helgi Tomasson bows out from San Francisco Ballet with his stirring Swan Lake

San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson's Swan Lake
© Erik Tomasson
Frances Chung and Joseph Walsh in Tomasson's Swan Lake
© Erik Tomasson
San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson's Swan Lake
© Erik Tomasson
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“this company, under Tomasson’s tutelage, is as good as ballet gets”
Reviewed at War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco on 29 April 2022
Swan Lake (Helgi Tomasson)
San Francisco Ballet
Martin West, Conductor
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Cordula Merks, Violin
Frances Chung, Dancer
Joseph Walsh, Dancer
Daniel Deivison-Oliveira, Dancer
Anita Paciotti, Dancer
Ricardo Bustamante, Dancer
Sasha Mukhamedov, Dancer
Henry Sidford, Dancer
John-Paul Simoens, Dancer
Elizabeth Mateer, Dancer
Alexander Reneff-Olson, Dancer
Norika Matsuyama, Dancer
Cavan Conley, Dancer
Royal Ballet School Summer Performance: talent in abundance
*****
Next Generation Festival: Royal Ballet School in fine form
****1
SFB concludes its 90th season with a stirring Romeo & Juliet
****1
San Francisco Ballet enchants with a winning Giselle
****1
An exciting buzz generated for San Francisco's Nutcracker
****1
Charm and wit abound in San Francisco Ballet's Don Quixote
****1
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