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This wonderful ballet has never looked better at The Royal, especially in the remarkable performance of Natalia Osipova.

This Swan Lake is a continued homage to classical female beauty and awe-inspiring dancing. The swans' collective mourning at Siegfried’s betrayal and its consequences are palpable.

With all the right ingredients – acte blanc, love intrigue, dramatic death – La Bayadère is a classic Russian ballet.

A performance that led to the making of a new piece of history. Xander Parish made a Mariinsky Principal after a sublime performance of Swan Lake. 

The fireworks – when they came – were explosive, Viktoria Tereshkina and Kimin Kim igniting the Royal Opera House stage in a frenzy of effervescent footwork.

If there is only one Nutcracker with which to herald the Christmas season, let it always be this one.    

Peter Wright's excellent version of The Nutcracker returns to The Royal Ballet for a festive run, with several standout performances.