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National Ballet of Japan: Petit’s Coppélia charms its live audience

Ryuji Yamamoto and Yui Yonezawa in Roland Petit's Coppélia
© Kiyonori Hasegawa
Yui Yonezawa as Swanilda in Roland Petit's Coppélia
© Kiyonori Hasegawa
Shun Izawa and Yui Yonezawa as Franz and Swanilda in Roland Petit's Coppélia
© Kiyonori Hasegawa
By Naomi Mori, 28 February 2023
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“his spellbinding pas de deux with the Coppélia doll was the highlight of the evening”
Reviewed at New National Theatre, Tokyo: Opera House, Tokyo on 24 February 2023
Programme
Coppélia (Roland Petit)
Performers
National Ballet of Japan
Marc Leroy-Calatayud, Conductor
Ezio Frigerio, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Jean-Michel Désiré, Lighting Designer
Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
Yui Yonezawa, Dancer
Shun Izawa, Dancer
Ryuji Yamamoto, Dancer
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CoppéliaDancers of the National Ballet of JapanEzio FrigerioJean-Michel DésiréLéo DelibesMarc Leroy-CalatayudNational Ballet of JapanRoland PetitShun IzawaTokyo Symphony OrchestraYui Yonezawa
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Naomi Mori
Naomi Mori
Naomi is a blogger living in Tokyo and travels frequently to see ballet. She is a law graduate of Waseda University and a former film publicist, film critic and IT business researcher/strategist. She blogs at La Dolce Vita in Japanese. She tweets about ballet as @naomip_86. and takes ballet class regularly