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Sugar and spice: The Nutcracker returns to launch the festive season

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“Marianela Núñez duly shone... sparkling chaîné turns as delicate as spun sugar”
Reviewed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 3 December 2018
The Nutcracker (Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, Sir Peter Wright)
The Royal Ballet
Barry Wordsworth, Conductor
Peter Wright, Director
Julia Trevelyan Oman, Set Designer
London Oratory Junior Choir
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Marianela Núñez, Dancer
Vadim Muntagirov, Dancer
Gary Avis, Dancer
Marcelino Sambé, Dancer
Anna Rose O'Sullivan, Dancer
American Ballet Theatre's double bill is short and sweet in New York
****1
Mejia debuts in a sumptuous Sleeping Beauty at New York City Ballet
****1
Dutch National Ballet brings much needed heat to this winter season
****1
NYCB: Balanchine + Ratmansky program warms the audience
*****
Ballet Nights, The New Year’s Day Concert: a win on all fronts
****1
NEBT’s Nutcracker: pared down, efficient and exuberant
***11
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