Tomasson bows out from San Francisco Ballet with stirring Swan Lake

San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson's Swan Lake

Frances Chung and Joseph Walsh in Tomasson's Swan Lake

San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson's Swan Lake

Por Terez Rose, 01 mayo 2022

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“this company, under Tomasson’s tutelage, is as good as ballet gets”

Crítica hecha desde War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco el 29 abril 2022

El lago de los cisnes (Helgi Tomasson)

San Francisco Ballet

Martin West, Dirección

San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

Cordula Merks, Violín

Frances Chung, Bailarín

Joseph Walsh, Bailarín

Daniel Deivison-Oliveira, Bailarín

Anita Paciotti, Bailarín

Ricardo Bustamante, Bailarín

Sasha Mukhamedov, Bailarín

Henry Sidford, Bailarín

John-Paul Simoens, Bailarín

Elizabeth Mateer, Bailarín

Alexander Reneff-Olson, Bailarín

Norika Matsuyama, Bailarín

Cavan Conley, Bailarín

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Terez Rose

Terez Rose is a writer and former dancer whose work has appeared in numerous journals, anthologies and online publications. She is the author (as Terez Mertes Rose) of the Ballet Theatre Chronicles (Off Balance, Outside the Limelight, Ballet Orphans, Other Stages) and A Dancer’s Guide to Africa. Visit her at The Classical Girl where she blogs about classical music and the performing arts.

Helgi Tomasson bows out from San Francisco Ballet with his stirring Swan Lake