-
Review of BBC Prom 66 – Chineke! plays Tchaikovsky’s ‘Pathétique’: “Notes of wonder”
The 2024 season hosts the orchestra’s return to the festival, performing a repertoire celebrating the genius of the Russian composer, while also paying homage to American culture through a rendition of original works and arrangements. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this mixture of modernity and tradition manages…
-
Review of The Ballet of the State of Georgia’s ‘Swan Lake’: “As if Aronofsky was behind it”
Tchaikovsky’s fairy-tale masterpiece returns to the London stage in a new limited-running production starring one of the most acclaimed companies in Eastern Europe. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this musical reverie manages, once again, to earn its wings. It’s the power of love! Far before Huey Lewis…
-
Review of ‘Swan Lake In-The-Round’: “From here to eternity”
The English National Ballet continuous its summer tradition at the Royal Albert Hall with this lavish remake of the genre’s ultimate classic. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this twin version of the illustorus piece manages to be the good one. It’s funny how the greatest minds think…
-
State Ballet of Georgia’s production of ‘Swan Lake’ to extend its run at the London Coliseum
The company will perform by the end of summer, in a traditional montage bringing back the allure of Tchaikovsky’s popular creation. Considered one of the best troupes in the world, this performance will also mark the group’s first visit to London, apart from its artistic director’s, former prima ballerina Nina Ananiashvili, return to the venue…
-
Review of ‘The Sleeping Beauty’: “An old-fashioned fairy ground”
Tchaikovsky’s whimsical masterpiece returns to the London stage through the Birmingham Royal Ballet’s latest production, currently playing until the end of this week. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know how many roses and pricks are to be found in this new revival of the timeless classic. It’s been chronicled…
-
Review of the Royal Choral Society at the Royal Albert Hall: “O come all ye faithful”
The allure of the holidays blasts through the most enchanting melodies in what marks the company’s 148th Christmas concert at their home venue. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the performance, to let us know if this classical rendition truly was a joy to the world. There’s something about this time of the year that…
-
Review of ‘The Nutcracker’: “A pentatonic rapture”
The ultimate Christmas classic returns for the holiday season in a new intimate production featuring jazz arrangements and whimsical staging. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know how this flashy montage truly lights up the tree. Boys play with soldiers. Girls play with dolls. The old (more precisely, archaic) saying…
-
Review of ‘Prom 59: Dvorák’s New World Symphony’: “It turned its on way”
The BBC classical season continues with some of the world’s most refined groups playuing the grandest works in the genre. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the concert, to let us know what went through during one of the most anticipated performances of the 2023 edition. Legend says that Dvorák’s mind was so jammed with…
-
Crítica de “El lago de los cisnes” de la ENB: “Un tesoro para el corazón”
La mundialmente admirada obra maestra de Chaikovski regresa al Coliseo de Londres para una temporada limitada en una producción a la antigua usanza a cargo del English National Ballet. Guillermo Nazara comparte sus impresiones sobre este montaje que recupera el clásico por excelencia del género, para hacernos saber si este nuevo recuento sobre el eterno…
-
Review of ENB’s ‘Swan Lake’: “A treasure to the heart”
Tchaikovsky’s worldwide admired masterwork returns to the London Coliseum for a limited run in an old-fashioned style production by the English National Ballet. Guillermo Nazara shares his thoughts on this montage bringing back the ultimate classic of the genre, to let us know if this new recount on the the timeless fairy tale is a…
