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Boston Ballet's production of John Cranko's Romeo & Juliet

By Susan Blood, 07 November 2011
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Reviewed at Citizens Bank Opera House, Boston on 3 November 2011
Programme
Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko)
Performers
Boston Ballet
Misa Kuranaga, Juliet
Nelson Madrigal, Romeo
Tai Jimenez, Lady Capulet
Paulo Arrais, Mercutio
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Susan Blood
Susan Blood
Susan's experience includes art school administration, gallery management, music publicity and journalism which you can find in print and online with her blog here. As a reviewer she has attended theater, opera, ballet and symphony all her life and loves having the opportunity to share it with others.