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Unter den Augen des Paten: Edward Clugs Nussknacker am Stuttgarter Ballett

Jason Reilly und Elisa Badenes
© Roman Novitzky | Stuttgarter Ballett
Jason Reilly, Elisa Badenes und Friedemann Vogel
© Roman Novitzky | Stuttgarter Ballett
Friedemann Vogel und Elisa Badenes
© Roman Novitzky | Stuttgarter Ballett
Jason Reilly
© Roman Novitzky | Stuttgarter Ballett
Der Nussknacker
© Roman Novitzky | Stuttgarter Ballett
By Rainer Zerbst, 28 November 2022
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“ein brillanter farbenreicher Bilderbogen”
Reviewed at Staatsoper Stuttgart, Stuttgart on 25 November 2022
Programme
The Nutcracker (Edward Clug)
Performers
Stuttgart Ballet
Wolfgang Heinz, Conductor
Jürgen Rose, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Staatsorchester Stuttgart
Jason Reilly, Dancer
Elisa Badenes, Dancer
Friedemann Vogel, Dancer
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Rainer Zerbst
Rainer Zerbst
Seit dem Studium an den Universitäten Tübingen und Bangor und Promotion ist Rainer Zerbst freier Kulturjournalist für Hörfunk und Presse. Autor u.a. von "Antoni Gaudí".