A historic revival of MacMillan's Prince of the Pagodas at Covent Garden

Von Hanna Weibye, 05 Juni 2012

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, am 2 Juni 2012

The Prince of the Pagodas (Sir Kenneth MacMillan)

The Royal Ballet

Marianela Núñez, Princess Rose

Nehemiah Kish, The Prince

Alexander Campbell, The Fool

Barry Wordsworth, Musikalische Leitung

Covent Garden Orchester des Royal Opera House

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Hanna Weibye

Hanna is a historian at King's College, Cambridge. She is currently completing a biography of Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, the inventor of German gymnastics ('Turnen'). She has produced, danced in and choreographed for ballet and contemporary shows in Cambridge. Follow her on twitter @hweibye.