Royal Opera House, LondonGeorge Balanchine choreographed Ballo della Regina in 1978 to music from Verdi's Don Carlos. Fraught with technical challenge, it was created as a showcase for the prodigious talents of the New York City Ballet's Merrill Ashley. Now 60, Ashley has staged the work for the Royal Ballet, and last week the company danced the piece for the first time, with Marianela Nuñez in the central role.Al…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM on May 21, 2011