Hot ice: Osipova and Brændsrød sizzle in Cranko’s Onegin

Lukas B Brǽndsrød (Onegin) and Natalia Osipova (Tatiana)

Natalia Osipova (Tatiana) and Lukas B Brǽndsrød (Onegin)

Natalia Osipova (Tatiana)

Natalia Osipova (Tatiana) and Nicol Edmonds (Gremin)

Sae Maeda (Olga) and Joseph Sissens (Lensky)

Von Mark Pullinger, 04 Juni 2025

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“the thermometer soared in a sizzling Mirror pas de deux, Osipova tossed around in audacious lifts”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, am 3 Juni 2025

Onegin (John Cranko)

The Royal Ballet

Wolfgang Heinz, Musikalische Leitung

Jürgen Rose, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

Steen Bjarke, Licht

Covent Garden Orchester des Royal Opera House

Lukas B Brændsrød, Tanz

Natalia Osipova, Tanz

Sae Maeda, Tanz

Joseph Sissens, Tanz

Nicol Edmonds, Tanz

Remember Me in memoriam John Cranko: ein Abend am Stuttgarter Ballett

Rainer Zerbst, 30th October

Eine würdige Premiere zur Erinnerung an den großen Cranko. Die bewundernswerte Elisa Badenes prägt den Abend.

*****

Emotivo Romeo y Julieta en el Municipal de Santiago

Pedro Carcey, 15th April

La producción del Municipal de Santiago de Romeo y Julieta ofreció una versión emotiva y de una narrativa eficaz para recrear la trágica historia de los amantes de Verona.

****1

La première d’Onéguine, prélude aux adieux de Ganio et Pagliero

Laurine Mortha, 8th February

Le ballet de John Cranko sera la dernière danse de l’étoile Mathieu Ganio avant ses adieux à la scène, bientôt suivis de ceux de Ludmila Pagliero... ce qui rend la production d'autant plus bouleversante.

*****

The Royal Ballet in Onegin: supreme performances across the board

Graham Watts, 22nd January

The welcome revival of a borrowed jewel in The Royal Ballet's treasure chest of story ballets.

*****

Onegin is the Bridgerton of ballet

Ivy Lin, 20th June

Two very promising debuts in the lead roles and good performances in the supporting roles, made this an enjoyable Onegin.

****1

Farewells and bold debuts in National Ballet of Canada's Onegin

Gianmarco Segato, 24th November

National Ballet of Canada's connections to John Cranko's Onegin run deep and this revival featured beloved company farewells and exciting next generation debuts.

****1

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.

Hot ice: Natalia Osipova and Lukas B Brændsrød sizzle in Cranko’s Onegin