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BRB’s The Nutcracker at the Royal Albert Hall is at its best

Riku Ito as The Nutcracker Prince and Katherine Ochoa as Clara in The Nutcracker
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Riku Ito as The Prince and Yaoqian Shang as The Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker
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The Battle Scene, Birmingham Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker
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The Snow Scene, Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Nutcracker
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“under the baton of Thomas Jung, Tchaikovsky’s score has never been more gloriously interpreted”
Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 29 December 2025
The Nutcracker (Sir Peter Wright, Lev Ivanov, Vincent Redmon)
Thomas Jung, Conductor
Sir Peter Wright, Director
John Macfarlane, Set Designer
David Finn, Lighting Designer
Royal Ballet Sinfonia
A new Albrecht makes a polished Giselle shine even brighter
****1
The RB: Peter Wright’s Giselle is as near perfection as you can get
*****
The Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker: exceptional performances
*****
Birmingham Royal Ballet enchants in Peter Wright's The Nutcracker
****1
The Australian Ballet sparkles in Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker
****1
BRB's The Sleeping Beauty: celebrating 40 years of magic
****1
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