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American opera singer (1907-1991)
- baritone
- United States of America
- opera singer
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2024-03-29
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Royal Opera House (The Guardian)
2021-06-27 16:29:19
Royal Opera House, LondonA wild variety of pas de deux fuel this mixed bill, from kitschy Strauss to a duet with a table, plus part of Sleeping Beauty Much as happens with real-life weddings, thanks to Covid, the guest list at Princess Aurora’s nuptials has shrunk. A bubble of dancers went into self isolation in the run-up to the Royal Ballet’s latest opening, meaning a hasty reorganisation for some of this mixed bill.Act three of Sleeping Beauty (performed as a standalone finale, making this a long evening), had a reduced cast but it didn’t dent the star billing, ever-perfect Marianela Nuñez and Vadim Muntagirov, nor Meaghan Grace Hinkis’s noteworthy Princess Florine: animated, technical, musical. Meanwhile, the opener, Anemoi, was reworked at the last minute by Valentino Zucchetti. Expanded from his lockdown piece Scherzo, made for the company’s corps de ballet, the new title refers to the wind gods of Greek myth, […]
Royal Opera House (The Guardian)
2021-05-19 10:45:09
Royal Opera House, London Works by Christopher Wheeldon, Crystal Pite and rising star Kyle Abraham reveal a company eager to pursue expressive and exciting directions It is a statement of intent that the Royal Ballet’s first show back for 2021 is focused on living creators, not classics from the vaults. We’re starting afresh, and the dancers are full of hunger and finesse, diving into new vocabularies and ways of storytelling. Christopher Wheeldon’s well-loved Within the Golden Hour is a safe opener, with its twinkling costumes, the minimalist swell of Ezio Bosso’s score and the kind of dance you can melt into – in Francesca Hayward and Valentino Zucchetti’s serenely slow pas de deux you can almost hear your heartbeat decelerating. But the rest of the programme suggests artistic director Kevin O’Hare is interested in things beyond pure beauty.
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