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Performer: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

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LondonPerspectives: Balanchine, Marston and Peck

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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Nov 15 mat, eve, 18, 20, 25, 28, Dec 02
Tchaikovsky, Britten, Stevens
George Balanchine; Cathy Marston; Justin Peck; The Royal Ballet; Martin Georgiev; Chloe Lamford; Barbara Karinska; John B. Read
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LondonThe Makropulos CaseNew production

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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Nov 19, 21
Janáček: The Makropulos Case (Věc Makropulos)
Jakub Hrůša; Katie Mitchell; The Royal Opera; Vicki Mortimer; Sussie Juhlin-Wallén; James Farncombe; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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LondonThe Nutcracker

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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Nov 22, 26 mat, eve, 27, 29 mat, eve, Dec 01, 03, 04 mat, eve, 05, 10, 12, 13, 16 mat, eve, 18 mat, 20 mat, 22 mat, eve, 23, 24 mat, 27, 29, 30 mat, eve, 31 mat, 2026 Jan 02, 03 mat, eve, 05
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Marius Petipa; Lev Ivanov; Sir Peter Wright; The Royal Ballet; Koen Kessels; Julia Trevelyan Oman; Mark Henderson
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The Royal Opera stages its first Makropulos Case

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Mark Valencia, 04 Nov
Katie Mitchell wheels out her tired old tropes in The Makropulos Case, redeemed by its musical performances. 
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Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée: the most joyous of ballets

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Amanda Jennings, 18 Oct
If you’re in need of a pick-me-up, get thee to the Royal Opera House and see La Fille mal gardée, a gem of a ballet. There’s a long roster of impressive casts to choose from.
****1
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The Magic Flute returns in triumph to the Royal Opera House

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Christopher Woodley, 10 Oct
Sir David McVicar's classic staging of The Magic Flute, now over 20 years old, shines afresh in a stylish performance conducted by Marie Jacquot, making her Covent Garden debut.  
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