The Nutcracker review: Cork City Ballet stages a triumphant Christmas classic
The Irish Times · Mary Leland ·
Anna Nevzorova and Jakob Wheway Hughes perform a wondrous pas de deux that combines technique with a firm connection to Tchaikovsky’s soaring music
Cork Opera House
★★★★★
A performance of The Nutcracker is widely regarded as the first declaration of the imminence of Christmas. This presentation by Cork City Ballet, in association with Cork Opera House and the city council, justifies its seasonal prominence, especially as its director, Alan Foley, appears to have avoided the kind of tinkering that some modern productions can’t resist.
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