An excellent Ashton triple bill from The Royal Ballet

Por Mark Pullinger, 24 abril 2022

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“Sambé left a trail of scorch marks across the stage”

Crítica hecha desde Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Londres el 23 abril 2022

Scènes de Ballet (Sir Frederick Ashton)

A Month in the Country (Sir Frederick Ashton)

Rhapsody (Sir Frederick Ashton)

The Royal Ballet

Emmanuel Plasson, Dirección

André Beaurepaire, Diseño de escena, Diseño de vestuario

John B. Read, Diseño de iluminación

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Julia Trevelyan Oman, Diseño de escena

Peter Teigen, Diseño de iluminación

William Bundy, Diseño de iluminación

John Charlton, Diseño de iluminación

Sir Frederick Ashton, Diseño de escena

William Chappell, Diseño de vestuario

Sarah Lamb, Bailarín

Vadim Muntagirov, Bailarín

Marianela Núñez, Bailarín

Matthew Ball, Bailarín

Gary Avis, Bailarín

Christopher Saunders, Bailarín

Luca Acri, Bailarín

Mica Bradbury, Bailarín

Francesca Hayward, Bailarín

Marcelino Sambé, Bailarín

Yasmine Naghdi, Bailarín

Reece Clarke, Bailarín

Laura Morera, Bailarín

Anna Rose O'Sullivan, Bailarín

Steven McRae, Bailarín

Robert Clark, Piano

Kate Shipway, Piano

El brillante Lago del Royal Ballet: pureza, lirismo y frescura

Cintia Borges Carreras, 22nd July

El ingenio coreográfico de Scarlett encandila a los amantes de la danza. El cisne de Marianela Núñez y la elegancia aristocrática de Vadim Muntagirov trascienden lo técnico para contar desde la emoción.

*****

ABT presents the classics with slightly uneven results

Ivy Lin, 25th October

ABT offer some outstanding performances in a classical quadruple bill but there was a lack of confidence and uniformity within the corps de ballet.

***11

Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée: the most joyous of ballets

Amanda Jennings, 18th October

If you’re in need of a pick-me-up, get thee to the Royal Opera House and see La Fille mal gardée, a gem of a ballet. There’s a long roster of impressive casts to choose from.

****1

National Ballet of Japan revives Ashton's beloved Cinderella

Naomi Mori, 18th October

The National Ballet of Japan gave an excellent rendition of Sir Frederick Ashton's Cinderella, in spite of many new faces and role debuts.

****1

The Royal Ballet School: a triumphant display of excellence throughout

Jonathan Gray, 12th July

It was a wonderful, heartening afternoon – it’s no wonder nearly all the 2025 graduates have gained contracts with several major ballet companies.

*****

ABT: Ashton's Sylvia showcases the entire company

Ivy Lin, 10th July

The audience walked out of the theater feeling airborne and filled with the kind of joy you only feel after a truly special performance. Sylvia is an absolute treasure.

*****

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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.

A Month in the Country the bittersweet centrepiece of The Royal Ballet's excellent Ashton triple bill