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Elisa Verzier commands Tom Cairns’ iconic Traviata at Glyndebourne

Elisa Verzier (Violetta) © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd, Photographer: Richard Hubert Smith
Elisa Verzier, making her Glyndebourne debut, is astonishing as Violetta in a revival of Tom Cairns' 2014 production. 
****1
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The Royal Ballet: Anemoi/The Cellist a well-balanced double bill

Mariko Sasaki and Lukas Bjørneboe Brændsrød in Valentino Zucchetti's Anemoi © Alice Pennefather
The first revival and first pairing of two award-winning choreographies proves to be a very rewarding double bill. 
****1
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Ballett Zürich: Cathy Marston's The Cellist brings love and despair

Giulia Tonelli as The cellist and Wei Chen as The instrument in Cathy Marston's The Cellist © Gregory Batardon
Cathy Marston is a choreographer who excels in narrative ballets but seldom in a literal sense. 
****1
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Music triumphs over tragedy: Marston’s moving The Cellist

Lauren Cuthbertson and Marcelino Sambé in The Cellist © ROH | Bill Cooper
In her first work for the Covent Garden main stage, based on the life of Jacqueline du Pré, choreographer Cathy Marston explores the profound bond between musician and instrument.
****1
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It's grim up North: a heartbreaking Katya Kabanova in Leeds

Tim Albery's production for Opera North is well sung and superbly acted, involving us deeply in Janáček's tragic family drama.
****1
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Mané Galoyan steals the show in a Traviata for our age

An emotionally intense Violetta from Mané Galoyan in Tom Cairns' darkly challenging La traviata launches Glyndebourne Tour's 50th season
***11
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