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Anna Karenina: drama, tragedy, passion and excellent dancing

Laura Maya as Anna and Leonardo Celegato as Vronsky in Marina Kesler's Anna Karenina
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Laura Maya as Anna and Leonardo Celegato as Vronsky in Marina Kesler's Anna Karenina
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Leonardo Celegato as Vronsky with Estonian National Ballet in Marina Kesler's Anna Karenina
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Sergei Upkin as Karenin, Laura Maya as Anna and Leonardo Celegato as Vronsky in Anna Karenina
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Laura Maya as Anna with Estonian National Ballet in Marina Kesler's Anna Karenina
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“a passionate pas de deux as they open their hearts, and modesty is preserved only by curtain down”
Reviewed at Estonian National Opera House, Tallinn on 19 April 2024
Anna Karenina (Marina Kesler)
Estonian National Ballet
Kaspar Mänd, Conductor
Lauri Sirp, Conductor
Marina Kesler, Director
Reili Evart, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Rasmus Rembel, Lighting Designer
Estonian National Opera Orchestra
Laura Maya, Dancer
Leonardo Celegato, Dancer
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