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Boston Ballet revives Val Caniparoli's heartrending Lady of the Camellias

By Kathryn Maus, 28 February 2015
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“Yury Yanowsky and Kathleen Breen Combes were magnetic”
Reviewed at Citizens Bank Opera House, Boston on 26 February 2015
Programme
La Dame aux camélias (Val Caniparoli)
Performers
Boston Ballet
Jonathan McPhee, Conductor
Boston Ballet Orchestra
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Kathryn Maus
Kathryn Maus
Kathryn is a former dancer and lifelong patron of the arts. She holds a degree in Art History from Tufts University and is currently studying Arts Administration at Boston University while working in higher education fundraising and development.