Performer: Dick Bird

VilniusDon Giovanni

Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, Oct 09, 10, 11

Mozart: Don Giovanni

Valentin Egel; Aylin Bozok; Lithuanian National Opera; Dick Bird; Annemarie Woods; Fabiana Piccioli; Lithuanian National Opera Orchestra

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New National Theatre, Tokyo: Opera House, Oct 23, 24 mat, eve, 25 mat, 28 mat, 31 mat, eve, Nov 01 mat

Chaplin: City Lights

Alastair Marriott; National Ballet of Japan; Timothy Brock; Misato Tomita; Dick Bird

The London Coliseum, Dec 17, 18, 19 mat, eve, 20 mat, eve, 22 mat, eve, 23 mat, eve, 24 mat, 27 mat, eve, 28, 29 mat, eve, 30 mat, eve, 31 mat, 2027 Jan 02 mat, eve, 03 mat, eve, 05, 06, 07 mat, eve, 08, 09 mat, eve, 10 mat

Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker

Aaron S. Watkin; Arielle Smith; English National Ballet; Dick Bird; Paul Pyant; English National Ballet Philharmonic

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Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, Tue 22 Dec at 18:30

Puccini: La bohème

Gintaras Rinkevičius; Dalia Ibelhauptaitė; Lithuanian National Opera; Dick Bird; Juozas Statkevičius; Levas Kleinas; Lithuanian National Opera Orchestra

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Wiener Staatsoper, Oct 26, 29, Nov 02, 05, 08

Verdi: Otello

Bertrand de Billy; Adam Noble; Vienna State Opera; Dick Bird; Jean Kalman; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

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Candy-crazed: ENB’s sweet-toothed Nutcracker returns

Sangeun Lee (Sugar Plum Fairy), Gareth Haw (Cavalier) and English National Ballet dancers © Photography by ASH

Mark Pullinger, 11 Dec

Returning for its first anniversary, Arielle Smith and Aaron S Watkin’s Nutcracker for English National Ballet remains a feast for hungry eyes, despite its flaws.

***11

Yui Yonezawa as Giselle and Shun Izawa as Albrecht in Miyako Yoshida's Giselle © Tristram Kenton

Graham Watts, 24 Jul

National Ballet of Japan offer a 21st-century remake of this 19th-century Romantic classic with impeccable performances.

*****

Ayako Ono as Giselle and Yudai Fukuoka as Albrecht in Giselle © Kiyonori Hasegawa

Naomi Mori, 10 Apr

National Ballet of Japan has revived their production of Giselle, ahead of their tour to the Royal Opera House in London, replicating the triumphant success it had in 2022.

*****

Risako Ikeda as the Firebird and Takuro Watanabe as Prince Ivan in The Firebird © Takashi Shikama

Naomi Mori, 15 Mar

While National Ballet of Japan’s latest triple bill presents many challenges, one hopes these valuable masterpieces will be revived, enabling the company to develop its virtuosity and artistry.

****1