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San Francisco Ballet concludes season with Cranko’s masterful Onegin

By Terez Rose, 03 May 2016
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“elegant, stirring, and a powerful finish to the company’s 2016 repertory season”
Reviewed at War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco on 30 April 2016
Programme
Onegin (John Cranko)
Performers
San Francisco Ballet
Kurt-Heinz Stolze, Conductor
Santo Loquasto, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Lauren Strongin, Dancer
Gennadi Nedvigin, Dancer
Maria Kochetkova, Dancer
James F Ingalls, Lighting Designer
Joan Boada, Dancer
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
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Two very promising debuts in the lead roles and good performances in the supporting roles, made this an enjoyable Onegin.
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National Ballet of Canada's connections to John Cranko's Onegin run deep and this revival featured beloved company farewells and exciting next generation debuts. 
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Terez Rose
Terez Rose

Terez Rose is a writer and former dancer whose work has appeared in numerous journals, anthologies and online publications. She is the author (as Terez Mertes Rose) of the Ballet Theatre Chronicles (Off Balance, Outside the Limelight, Ballet Orphans, Other Stages) and A Dancer’s Guide to Africa. Visit her at The Classical Girl where she blogs about classical music and the performing arts.