Royal ballet

All was beauteous with the Royal Ballet’s ‘Symphonic Variations’ on the first night

Ballet’s battle royal

1 November 2014 9:00 am

English ballet erupted out of the second world war in the hands of the rival choreographers Frederick Ashton and Robert…

Tarts and Tchaikovsky

4 October 2014 9:00 am

What can the Royal Opera House be insinuating about its target audience? No sooner had Anna Nicole closed than Manon…

Seasonal treats

16 November 2013 9:00 am

There was a time when the term ‘world première’ was not as fashionable as it is these days. Great works…