The Royal Ballet in Onegin: supreme performances across the board

Reece Clarke as Onegin and Marianela Nuñez as Tatiana in John Cranko's Onegin

Akane Takada as Olga and William Bracewell as Lensky in John Cranko's Onegin

Reece Clarke as Onegin and Marianela Nuñez as Tatiana in John Cranko's Onegin

Lukas B. Brændsrød as Gremin and Marianela Nuñez as Tatiana in John Cranko's Onegin

The Royal Ballet in John Cranko's Onegin

Reece Clarke as Onegin and Marianela Nuñez as Tatiana in John Cranko's Onegin

Par Graham Watts, 23 janvier 2025

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“I am running out of superlatives for Marianela Nuñez”

Critique faite à Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Londres, le 22 janvier 2025

Onéguine (John Cranko)

The Royal Ballet

Wolfgang Heinz, Direction

Jürgen Rose, Décors, Costumes

Steen Bjarke, Lumières

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Marianela Núñez, Danse

Reece Clarke, Danse

Akane Takada, Danse

William Bracewell, Danse

Lukas B Brændsrød, Danse

La première d’Onéguine, prélude aux adieux de Ganio et Pagliero

Laurine Mortha, 8th February

Le ballet de John Cranko sera la dernière danse de l’étoile Mathieu Ganio avant ses adieux à la scène, bientôt suivis de ceux de Ludmila Pagliero... ce qui rend la production d'autant plus bouleversante.

*****

Onéguine, un poème chorégraphique élégiaque

Jade Larine, 13th February

Cet Onéguine dansé restitue avant tout deux univers russes révolus, l'un bucolique et l'autre impérial, composant ainsi un poème chorégraphique d'une infinie poésie.

****1

The Australian Ballet does Romeo and Juliet: precision over passion

Katie Lawrence, 24th April

This revival of Romeo and Juliet combines vivid staging and technical leads, but the lover's careful partnership lacks the volatility that makes young love convincing and tragedy believable.

***11

Emotivo Romeo y Julieta en el Municipal de Santiago

Pedro Carcey, 15th April

La producción del Municipal de Santiago de Romeo y Julieta ofreció una versión emotiva y de una narrativa eficaz para recrear la trágica historia de los amantes de Verona.

****1

Hot ice: Osipova and Brændsrød sizzle in Cranko’s Onegin

Mark Pullinger, 3rd June

Natalia Osipova, a seasoned Tatiana, is joined by Lukas B Brændsrød, making his debut as Onegin in the summer return of John Cranko's take on Pushkin's classic verse novel.

*****

Onegin is the Bridgerton of ballet

Ivy Lin, 20th June

Two very promising debuts in the lead roles and good performances in the supporting roles, made this an enjoyable Onegin.

****1

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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.