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Zucchetti premiere and Beauty top and tail The Royal Ballet's mixed programme

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“Zucchetti’s sophisticated, graceful choreography was captivatingly performed”
Reviewed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 26 June 2021
Anemoi (World premiere) (Valentino Zucchetti)
Morgen (Sir Wayne McGregor)
Winter Dreams (excerpt) (Sir Kenneth MacMillan)
After the Rain: pas de deux (Christopher Wheeldon)
woman with water (Mats Ek)
Voices of Spring (Sir Frederick Ashton)
The Sleeping Beauty (Act 3) (Marius Petipa)
The Royal Ballet
Koen Kessels, Conductor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Sarah-Jane Lewis, Soprano
Vasko Vassilev, Violin
Francesca Hayward, Dancer
Cesar Corrales, Dancer
Laura Morera, Dancer
Ryoichi Hirano, Dancer
Robert Clark, Piano
Beatriz Stix-Brunell, Dancer
Reece Clarke, Dancer
Mayara Magri, Dancer
Lukas B Brændsrød, Dancer
Anna Rose O'Sullivan, Dancer
Marcelino Sambé, Dancer
Meaghan Grace Hinkis, Dancer
James Hay, Dancer
Sae Maeda, Dancer
Ashley Dean, Dancer
Marianela Núñez, Dancer
Vadim Muntagirov, Dancer
Bennet Gartside, Dancer
NEBT’s Nutcracker: pared down, efficient and exuberant
***11
The RB's Romeo and Juliet: electrifying on-stage chemistry
*****
Myth meets Shoreditch: a rewarding Handel double bill
****1
Naghdi’s Juliet pierces the heart as MacMillan’s masterpiece returns
****1
NEBT in Genesis Dance Project: a mixed set of offerings
***11
The Royal Ballet: Anemoi/The Cellist a well-balanced double bill
****1
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