Magical Night is the perfect Christmas treat for the family

By Antonia Salib, 12 December 2011

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Reviewed at Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, London on 9 December 2011

Magical Night (Aletta Collins)

ROH2

WeiChun Luo, Dancer

Greig Cooke, Dancer

Thomasin Gülgeç, Dancer

Owen Ridley-DeMonick, Dancer

Alessandra Ruggeri, Dancer

James Holmes, Conductor

Yvette Bonner, Soprano

Regents Opera’s Salome lands a knockout punch at York Hall

Mark Pullinger, 10th April

Mark Ravenhill directs a brutal, bloody Salome for Regents Opera at the spiritual home of British boxing, York Hall.

****1

Elisa Verzier commands Tom Cairns’ iconic Traviata at Glyndebourne

Eleanor Knight, 13th October

Elisa Verzier, making her Glyndebourne debut, is astonishing as Violetta in a revival of Tom Cairns' 2014 production.

****1

ENO brings It's a Wonderful Life to the operatic stage

Matthew Rye, 25th November

English National Opera's It’s a Wonderful Life makes for a feel-good evening of theatre, but it requires a sweet tooth.

***11

Too many mirrors spoil the Staatsoper's Hippolyte et Aricie

David Karlin, 25th November

Excellent musical performances are confounded by clumsy, unimaginative staging in Rameau's explosive first opera.

**111

Entertaining but not entrancing: Turnage's Coraline

David Karlin, 29th March

Mark-Anthony Turnage's take on Neil Gaiman's classic young adult novella is well sung and well staged, without quite reaching peak intensity.

***11

Rambert: Ghost Dances & other works

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Britain's oldest dance company continues to entertain, challenge and inspire with yet another well-rounded triple bill

****1

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Antonia Salib

Antonia has danced since the age of three, studying Ballet, Jazz and Hip Hop, among other styles. She has a keen interest in dance, and attends live performances whenever possible.