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A gorgeous triple bill to end The Royal Ballet's season

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“The Firebird is a gloriously dated, gorgeously designed slice of cultural decadence”
Reviewed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 4 June 2019
The Firebird (Mikhail Fokine)
A Month in the Country (Sir Frederick Ashton)
Symphony in C (Le Palais de Cristal) (George Balanchine)
The Royal Ballet
Emmanuel Plasson, Conductor
Kate Shipway, Piano
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Yasmine Naghdi, Dancer
Edward Watson, Dancer
Christina Arestis, Dancer
Gary Avis, Dancer
Marianela Núñez, Dancer
Christopher Saunders, Dancer
Matthew Ball, Dancer
Romany Pajdak, Dancer
Francesca Hayward, Dancer
James Hay, Dancer
Vadim Muntagirov, Dancer
Cesar Corrales, Dancer
Joseph Sissens, Dancer
Fumi Kaneko, Dancer
Mira Nadon’s sparkling debut in Firebird with New York City Ballet
*****
American Ballet Theatre's legacy works: vintage or dated?
****1
A Diaghilev celebration from BRB2
****1
National Ballet of Japan’s new triple bill is full of bold challenges
****1
Ballet Nights: an intimate evening with star quality
***11
BRB2 in Carlos Acosta's Classical Selection is full of vitality
****1
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