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Returning to Hoffmann's tale: Nussknacker und Mausekönig revived at Ballett Zürich

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“Dominik Slavkovsky channelling Johnny Depp into a mystical creation”
Reviewed at Opernhaus, Zurich on 29 February 2020
The Nutcracker (Christian Spuck)
Ballett Zürich
Yannis Pouspourikas, Conductor
Rufus Didwiszus, Set Designer
Buki Shiff, Costume Designer
Orchester der Oper Zürich
Dominik White Slavkovský, Dancer
Michelle Willems, Dancer
Daniel Mulligan, Dancer
Alexander Jones, Dancer
Yen Han, Dancer
Matthew Knight, Dancer
Ina Callejas, Accordion
Giulia Tonelli, Dancer
Elizabeth Wisenberg, Dancer
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