Ronald Hynd's choreography for the ballet version of Ferenc Lehár's timelessly popular operetta has been one of the most popular pieces for dance stages since it was first presented in 1975. It is a difficult work to classify in terms of genre: …

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Merry is an understatement. Not since Danielle de Niese’s debut at Glyndebourne as Handel’s Cleopatra has the singer hoofed across a stage this much. The only thing lacking from the many dance sequences that de Niese throws herself into is Craig Revel …

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