Let it snow! Christmas arrives in Covent Garden

Par Mark Pullinger, 09 décembre 2015

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“Francesca Hayward’s Clara was utterly charming, full of wide-eyed wonderment”

Critique faite à Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Londres, le 8 décembre 2015

Casse-Noisette (Sir Peter Wright, Lev Ivanov)

The Royal Ballet

Boris Gruzin, Direction

Julia Trevelyan Oman, Décors

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Francesca Hayward, Danse

Alexander Campbell, Danse

Gary Avis, Danse

Iana Salenko, Danse

Steven McRae, Danse

Yasmine Naghdi, Danse

Olivia Cowley, Danse

Nicol Edmonds, Danse

A new Albrecht makes a polished Giselle shine even brighter

Deborah Weiss, 7th March

A last minute injury to Natalia Osipova does not mar the magic of Sir Peter Wright's Giselle as Marianela Núñez steps in to partner Patricio Revé.

****1

The RB: Peter Wright’s Giselle is as near perfection as you can get

Amanda Jennings, 14th February

Sir Peter Wright’s Giselle was given a well-deserved, thunderous ovation on opening night. A near perfect rendition of the ballet from all quarters of the Company was deeply satisfying.

*****

BRB’s The Nutcracker at the Royal Albert Hall is at its best

Deborah Weiss, 29th December

Sir Peter Wright’s beautiful Nutcracker ticks every box with Birmingham Royal Ballet at the Royal Albert Hall.

****1

The Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker: exceptional performances

Amanda Jennings, 22nd November

The Royal Ballet opened the Christmas season with a superlative performance of Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker.

*****

Birmingham Royal Ballet enchants in Peter Wright's The Nutcracker

Deborah Weiss, 29th December

The Royal Albert Hall turns out to be a wonderful venue for Birmingham Royal Ballet's transporting Nutcracker.

****1

The Australian Ballet sparkles in Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker

Katie Lawrence, 9th December

Brimming with festive season joy, the Australian Ballet gives an exuberant performance of a Peter Wright classic: The Nutcracker.

****1

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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.

Let it snow! Christmas arrives in Covent Garden with The Royal Ballet's Nutcracker