Spartacus Boshoi Ballet

By Bachtrack, 20 July 2010

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Reviewed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 19 July 2010

Spartacus (Yuri Grigorovich)

Bolshoi Ballet

Ivan Vasiliev, Spartacus

Nina Kaptsova, Phrygia

Alexander Volchkov, Crassus

Maria Allash, Aegina

Graham Watts, 2nd August

Near perfection from the corps de ballet represent the Bolshoi at its very best during its Royal Opera House residency.

***11

Mark Pullinger, 29th July

Большой, храбрый, напористый. Если вы хотите посмотреть, как танцуют балет «Спартак», к вашим услугам только одна труппа: Большой балет.

*****

Mark Pullinger, 29th July

Subtlety has no place here. Go for the explosive male dancing and two contrasting female leads.

*****

Chantal Nguyen, 4th July

The Bolshoi delivers a big, bold, and explosive Spartacus in the way that only the Bolshoi can.

*****

Janet Ward, 24th February

Mikhail Lobukhin gives a stunning performance as Ivan in the bolshoi's production of Ivan The Terrible

*****

Isabella Zijp, 23rd December

The Bolshoi chooses musicality and technique over special effects with Yuri Grigorovich's beloved classic.

****1