Wayne McGregor’s The Dante Project proves to be Edward Watson’s thought-provoking, poignant farewell

United KingdomUnited Kingdom The Royal Ballet’s The Dante Project: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, London Symphony Chorus (choral director: Simon Halsey), Orchestra of The Royal Opera House / Koen Kessels (conductor). Recorded (directed by Ross MacGibbon) when performed at the Opera House, Covent Garden, London, on 26.10.2021 and streamed from 20.12.2021. (JPr)

The Dante Project – Inferno: Pilgrim (c) Andrej Uspensk

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Maria Kotchetkova sparkles in ENB’s Nutcracker as it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas again

United KingdomUnited Kingdom English National Ballet’s Nutcracker: Dancers of English National Ballet, Students from Tring Park School, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Timothy Henty (conductor). London Coliseum, London, 21.12.2021. (JPr)

English National Ballet’s Nutcracker © Laurent Liotardo

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Conductor Patrick Fournillier shines in Barbara Wysocka’s compelling new La bohème in Warsaw

PolandPoland Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Władysław Skoraczewski Artos Children’s Choir, Chorus and Orchestra of the Polish National Opera / Patrick Fournillier (conductor). Polish National Opera, Warsaw, 11.12.2021. (RP)

Davide Giusti (Rodolfo) and Adriana Ferfecka (Mimì) © Krzysztof Bieliński

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Gergiev’s Mariinsky proves there is much to admire in Tchaikovsky’s The Enchantress

Russian FederationRussian Federation Tchaikovsky, The Enchantress: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre / Valery Gergiev (conductor). Mariinsky II, St Petersburg, 4.12.2021. (GT)

Mariinsky Theatre’s The Enchantress (c) Valentin Baranovsky

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