Marianela Núñez delivers outstanding versatility in Romeo and Juliet

Von Graham Watts, 12 Januar 2022

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“her creation of Juliet seemed to come from within, channelling honest emotion rather than artifice”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, am 10 Januar 2022

Romeo und Julia (Sir Kenneth MacMillan)

The Royal Ballet

Alondra de la Parra, Musikalische Leitung

Jonathan Lo, Regie

Nicholas Georgiadis, Bühnenbild

John B. Read, Licht

Covent Garden Orchester des Royal Opera House

Marianela Núñez, Tanz

Federico Bonelli, Tanz

Ryoichi Hirano, Tanz

Marcelino Sambé, Tanz

Téo Dubreuil, Tanz

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*****

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****1

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Graham Watts, 30th March

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****1

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Naomi Mori, 19th March

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****1

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Vikki Jane Vile, 30th November

For one night only, audiences in Frankfurt were treated to some world class ballet on the expansive stage of the Jahrhunderthalle.

****1

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***11

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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.

Marianela Núñez delivers outstanding versatility in Romeo and Juliet at Covent Garden