Orff and Rossini in Birmingham Royal Ballet Double Bill
28/06/2011
Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana and Rossini’s Allegri diversi: Ballet Double Bill to choreography of David Bintley performed by Birmingham Royal Ballet, featuring Principal Dancers – Victoria Marr, Ambra Vallo, Nao Sakuma, Jamie Bond, Iain Mackay and Alexander Campbell, together with the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Paul Murphy (Conductor) plus singers and soloists from Ex Cathedra under Jeffrey Skidmore (Artistic Director) Birmingham Hippodrome, 22. 6. 2011 (GR) Read more
Intimate and enchanting Coppélia opens Birmingham Royal Ballet’s summer season
17/06/2011
Delibes,Coppélia: Dancers from the Birmingham Royal Ballet with the Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Koen Kessels (conductor), Birmingham Hippodrome, 14 6.2011 (GR) Read more
Fascinating Poulenc and refreshing Stravinsky in Royal Ballet’s triple bill.
29/05/2011
Stravinsky and Poulenc: Thomas Trotter (organ), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Royal Ballet, Barry Wordsworth (conductor). Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 28.5.2011 (MB) Read more
A Sexless Cleopatra – How Can That Happen?
18/05/2011
Northern Ballet’s Cleopatra – Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and choreography by David Nixon : Dancers of the Northern Ballet and Northern Ballet Sinfonia. Conductor: John Pryce-Jones. Sadler’s Wells, London, 17.5.2011. (JPr) Read more
An Evening with Dutch National Ballet at Sadler’s Wells
16/05/2011
Dutch National Ballet – Hans van Manen: Master of Dance: An evening with the Dutch National Ballet performing choreographies by Hans van Manen, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London. 14.5.2011 (MMB) Read more
London Diaghilev Festival (1) Thamar and Schéhérazade
18/04/2011
Diaghilev Festival (1) Thamar and Schéhérazade, with music by Balakirev and Rimsky-Korsakov: Guest soloists and dancers of the Kremlin Ballet Company, St Petersburg State Academic Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Titov. London Coliseum, London, 14.4.2011. (JPr) Read more
Prokofiev’s Cinderella at The Royal Ballet
09/04/2011
Prokofiev’s Cinderella at The Royal Ballet: Dancers of the Royal Ballet and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Conductor: Pavel Sorokin. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, 7.4. 2011. (JPr) Read more
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