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Finnish National Ballet's Dracula makes riveting viewing

Finnish National Ballet in Krzysztof Pastor's Dracula
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Giulio Diligente and Jaime Almaraz in Krzysztof Pastor's Dracula
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Michal Krčmář and Zhiyao Chen in Krzysztof Pastor's Dracula
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Sergei Popov and Jun Xia in Krzysztof Pastor's Dracula
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Juntaro Coste, Atte Kilpinen and Nikolas Koskivirta in Dracula
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“with Dracula’s arrival in England, the supernatural enters the real world”
Reviewed at Finnish National Opera: Main Hall (Suomen Kansallisoopera: päänäyttämö), Helsinki on 1 March 2024
Dracula (Krzysztof Pastor)
Finnish National Ballet
Patrick Fournillier, Conductor
Charles Cusick Smith, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Phil R. Daniels, Costume Designer, Set Designer
Jon Buswell, Lighting Designer
Orchestra of the Finnish National Opera
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