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Venue: Birmingham Hippodrome

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AddressBirmingham
West Midlands
B5 4TB
United Kingdom
Google maps52° 28' 29.074" N 1° 53' 51.316" W
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BirminghamBlack Sabbath - The Ballet

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Various: Black Sabbath – The Ballet
Pontus Lidberg; Raúl Reinoso; Cassi Abranches; Birmingham Royal Ballet; Christopher Austin; Alexandre Arrechea

BirminghamThe Nutcracker

Birmingham Royal Ballet
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Sir Peter Wright; Lev Ivanov; Vincent Redmon; Birmingham Royal Ballet; John Macfarlane; David Finn; Royal Ballet Sinfonia

BirminghamDon Quixote

Birmingham Royal Ballet
Minkus: Don Quixote
Marius Petipa; Carlos Acosta; Birmingham Royal Ballet; Tim Hatley; Peter Mumford; Royal Ballet Sinfonia

BirminghamSir Peter Wright Centenary

Birmingham Royal Ballet
Various, Cohen
Kurt Jooss; Birmingham Royal Ballet; Royal Ballet Sinfonia

BirminghamThe Flying DutchmanNew production

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Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)
Tomáš Hanus; Jack Furness; Welsh National Opera; Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Elin Steele

BirminghamBlaze of Glory!

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Hackbridge Johnson: Blaze of Glory!
James Southall; Caroline Clegg; Welsh National Opera; Elanor Higgins; Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts; Feargal Mostyn-Williams

BirminghamPlay Opera LIVE - Shipwrecked!

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Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Tom Redmond

Birmingham20th-Century Masterpieces

Birmingham Royal Ballet
Cohen, Tchaikovsky, Glazunov
Kurt Jooss; George Balanchine; Sir Frederick Ashton; Birmingham Royal Ballet; Royal Ballet Sinfonia
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A Diaghilev celebration from BRB2

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Carlos Acosta devises a programme of Ballets Russes highlights to celebrate Serge Diaghilev and to showcase the young dancers of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s junior company, BRB2. 
****1
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BRB in La Fille mal gardée: every role is lovingly cherished

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Ballet’s best romcom, a lovingly maintained classic.  
*****
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BRB's The Sleeping Beauty: celebrating 40 years of magic

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Sir Peter Wright's The Sleeping Beauty exudes that magical, ageless feeling, here brought to life by a new and enchanting performance of the title role.
****1
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Birmingham Royal Ballet: Black Sabbath – The Ballet A hit or a miss?

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A remarkable merging of two of Birmingham's greatest cultural institutions.
***11
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WNO’s abstract Magic Flute proves more contemporary than cohesive

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WNO delivers a well-performed production of Mozart’s Magic Flute with some fresh ideas, but other which dilute it. 

***11
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Acosta brings Latin flair to reawaken an old Russian warhorse

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Carlos Acosta restages his Royal Ballet Don Q in a refreshing revamp for Birmingham Royal Ballet.
****1
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Outstanding attention to detail in BRB's Romeo and Juliet

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BRB's director, Carlos Acosta, has taken a hands-on approach to coaching the principals in their roles in this season opening production. 
****1
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A White House Rigoletto with some impressive voices

Welsh National Opera brought a cast of strong voices to Birmingham for a production of Rigoletto intriguingly set in the White House of the 1960s. 
***11
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