Royal Opera House, London: Considering how many cooks have stirred the broth of this work since its creation in Imperial Russia in 1890 it is a miracle that it has survived with such integrity. Regarded as the greatest classical ballet ever conceived there is certainly more dancing in it than any number of Giselles, Coppelias or Nutcrackers. The current Royal Ballet production is a remodelling of the 1946 version tha…
SOURCE: The Stage at 05:18AM on February 24, 2014