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The Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker: exceptional performances

Viola Pantuso as Clara in Sir Peter Wright's The Nutcracker
© ROH 2023, Andrej Uspenski
Thomas Whitehead as Drosselmeyer in Sir Peter Wright's The Nutcracker
© ROH 2016, Helen Maybanks
The Royal Ballet as Snowflakes in Sir Peter Wright's The Nutcracker
© ROH 2015, Tristram Kenton
William Bracewell as The Prince and Fumi Kaneko as The Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker
© 2025 RBO, Andrej Uspenski
William Bracewell as The Prince and Fumi Kaneko as The Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker
© 2025 RBO, Andrej Uspenski
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“Tchaikovsky’s sublime music makes one’s heart sing every time”
Reviewed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 22 November 2025
The Nutcracker (Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, Sir Peter Wright)
The Royal Ballet
Koen Kessels, Conductor
Julia Trevelyan Oman, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Mark Henderson, Lighting Designer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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****1
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****1
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****1
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****1
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