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A delicious Nutcracker to launch The Royal Ballet’s Christmas season

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“a sugar-encrusted jewel in the company’s repertoire”
Reviewed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 23 November 2021
The Nutcracker (Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, Sir Peter Wright, Will Tuckett)
The Royal Ballet
Koen Kessels, Conductor
Julia Trevelyan Oman, Set Designer
Mark Henderson, Lighting Designer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Gary Avis, Dancer
Anna Rose O'Sullivan, Dancer
Joseph Sissens, Dancer
Marianela Núñez, Dancer
Vadim Muntagirov, Dancer
Yuhui Choe, Dancer
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