A historic revival of MacMillan's Prince of the Pagodas at Covent Garden

By Hanna Weibye, 05 June 2012

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Reviewed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 2 June 2012

The Prince of the Pagodas (Sir Kenneth MacMillan)

The Royal Ballet

Marianela Núñez, Princess Rose

Nehemiah Kish, The Prince

Alexander Campbell, The Fool

Barry Wordsworth, Conductor

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

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Hanna Weibye

Hanna is a historian at King's College, Cambridge. She is currently completing a biography of Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, the inventor of German gymnastics ('Turnen'). She has produced, danced in and choreographed for ballet and contemporary shows in Cambridge. Follow her on twitter @hweibye.