La Esmeralda, Staatsballett Berlin

Von Margaret Willis, 13 April 2011

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Deutsche Oper, Berlin, am 9 April 2011

Esmeralda, La (Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, Yuri Burlaka)

Staatsballett Berlin

Iana Salenko, Esmeralda

Rainer Krenstetter, Gringoire

Mikhail Kaniskin, Phoebus

Beatrice Knop, Fleur de Lys

Marian Lazar, Quasimodo

Michael Banzhaf, Frollo

Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin

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Margaret Willis

Margaret studied ballet in Moscow for five years and later was a member of London City Ballet. A reviewer since 1978 for many newspapers and magazines including Dancing Times and Dance Magazine, Margaret is a specialist on Russian Ballet, and has written books on Russian Ballet and Carlos Acosta.