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Tcherniakov triumphs with Iolanta, but hobbles Nutcracker at the Garnier

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“Forget sugar plums, this Nutcracker tastes of ash and acid”
Reviewed at Opéra national de Paris: Palais Garnier, Paris on 11 March 2016
Tchaikovsky, Iolanta
Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker
Alain Altinoglu, Conductor
Dmitri Tcherniakov, Director, Set Designer
Elena Zaytseva, Costume Designer
Alexander Tsymbalyuk, King René
Sonya Yoncheva, Iolanta
Arnold Rutkowski, Vaudémont
Andrey Zhilikhovsky, Robert
Vito Priante, Ibn-Hakia
Elena Zaremba, Martha
Roman Shulakov, Alméric
Gennady Bezzubenkov, Bertrand
Anna Patalong, Brigitta
Paola Gardina, Laura
Marion Barbeau, Marie
Stéphane Bullion, Dancer
Alice Renavand, Dancer
Nicholas Paul, Dancer
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Choreography
Édouard Lock, Choreography
Arthur Pita, Choreography
Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris
Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine
Chœur d'enfants de l'Opéra National de Paris
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