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Masterwork of the Romantic: Patrice Bart’s Giselle returns to Zurich

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Reviewed at Opernhaus, Zurich on 11 April 2019
Giselle (Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, Patrice Bart)
Ballett Zürich
Paul Connelly, Conductor
Luisa Spinatelli, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Ballett Zürich Junior Company
Orchester der Oper Zürich
Yen Han, Dancer
Kevin Pouzou, Dancer
Filipe Portugal, Dancer
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