An excellent Ashton triple bill from The Royal Ballet

Par Mark Pullinger, 24 avril 2022

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

Critique faite à Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Londres, le 23 avril 2022

Scènes de Ballet (Sir Frederick Ashton)

A Month in the Country (Sir Frederick Ashton)

Rhapsody (Sir Frederick Ashton)

The Royal Ballet

Emmanuel Plasson, Direction

André Beaurepaire, Décors, Costumes

John B. Read, Lumières

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Julia Trevelyan Oman, Décors

Peter Teigen, Lumières

William Bundy, Lumières

John Charlton, Lumières

Sir Frederick Ashton, Décors

William Chappell, Costumes

Sarah Lamb, Danse

Vadim Muntagirov, Danse

Marianela Núñez, Danse

Matthew Ball, Danse

Gary Avis, Danse

Christopher Saunders, Danse

Luca Acri, Danse

Mica Bradbury, Danse

Francesca Hayward, Danse

Marcelino Sambé, Danse

Yasmine Naghdi, Danse

Reece Clarke, Danse

Laura Morera, Danse

Anna Rose O'Sullivan, Danse

Steven McRae, Danse

Robert Clark, Piano

Kate Shipway, Piano

La Fille mal gardée, le ballet français le plus pittoresque

Laurine Mortha, 27th June

La Fille mal gardée est une comédie haute en couleur mais aussi ballet virtuose, où les variations s’enchaînent allègrement. Pour cette reprise, la performance théâtrale des interprètes de l’Opéra de Paris, particulièrement débridés dans les seconds rôles, est remarquable.

****1

Le romantisme d' Ashton à Garnier

Anne-Laure Faubert, 2nd July

Un ballet burlesque où l'on rit beaucoup servie par des danseurs de qualité mais une soirée où il manquait cette alchimie qui créé les belles soirées.

***11

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

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

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.

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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.

*****

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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