A study in jealousy: The Winter's Tale

By Hilary Stroh, 20 January 2016

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“what we had was a magnificent descent into mental instability”

Reviewed at Kennedy Center: Opera House, Washington on 19 January 2016

The Winter's Tale (Christopher Wheeldon)

National Ballet of Canada

Jacquelin Barrett, Director

Bob Crowley, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Anna Délicia Trévien, Director

Natasha Katz, Lighting Designer

Daniel Brodie, Video

Basil Twist

Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra

Piotr Stanczyk, Dancer

Hannah Fischer, Dancer

Harrison James, Dancer

Jillian Vanstone, Dancer

Naoya Ebe, Dancer

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Hilary Stroh

Hilary is an independent scholar and academic historian, based in DC. She has a background in violin, piano and ballet. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, she has recently published her first two books.

A study in jealousy: US première of Christopher Wheeldon's The Winter's Tale