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Wheeldon’s Like Water for Chocolate for The Royal Ballet is sumptuous but complex

Francesca Hayward as Tita and Marcelino Sambé as Pedro in Wheeldon's Like Water for Chocolate
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Viola Pantuso as Gertrudis with the Company in Wheeldon's Like Water for Chocolate
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Fumi Kaneko as Elena with the Company in Wheeldon's Like Water for Chocolate
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Marcelino Sambé as Pedro and Francesca Hayward as Tita in Wheeldon's Like Water for Chocolate
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Fumi Kaneko as Elena and Francisco Serrano as José in Wheeldon's Like Water for Chocolate
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Francesca Hayward as Tita and Marcelino Sambé as Pedro in Wheeldon's Like Water for Chocolate
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The Royal Ballet in Christopher Wheeldon's Like Water for Chocolate
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“as Tita and Pedro, Francesca Hayward and Marcelino Sambé are, quite simply, perfect”
Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, am 1 Oktober 2025
Like Water for Chocolate (Christopher Wheeldon)
The Royal Ballet
Jonathan Lo, Musikalische Leitung
Bob Crowley, Bühnenbild, Kostüme
Natasha Katz, Licht
Covent Garden Orchester des Royal Opera House
Francesca Hayward, Tanz
Marcelino Sambé, Tanz
Fumi Kaneko, Tanz
Viola Pantuso, Tanz
Isabella Gasparini, Tanz
Francisco Serrano, Tanz
Matthew Ball, Tanz
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