Le corsaire by english national ballet at london coliseum. The magical christmas tradition returns to london from 10 dec 2020, following soldout runs in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. It returns to the london coliseum following glorious performances in 2016. The enb is the only uk company to perform this ballet, and the production returns to the coliseum following wonderful performances in 2016. English national opera home the home of english opera. English national ballets le corsaire makes its swashbuckling return to the london coliseum, having enjoyed a lauded season at the venue back in 2016. There were some sparkling performances on press night, particularly from lead. To contemporary eyes, le corsaire commits several of 19th century ballets cardinal sins. Pronounced a rollicking romcom by the times, this bona fide ballet classic runs in the west end from 8 january 2020. This production, first staged in 20 for enb by annamarie holmes remains the only production of the ballet performed by a british company, although both the mariinsky and bolshoi companies have performed their productions in london. It may be january, but ballets panto season is still going strong. The thrilling ballet adventure returns to the london coliseum 814 january 2020. English national opera, london coliseum, st martins lane, london wc2n 4es. Tamara rojo is scintillating in english national ballets revived production of le corsaire.
On wednesday night, in front of a buzzing coliseum crowd. Nutcracker at the london coliseum english national. Book for nutcracker and le corsaire at the same time and save 15%. Le corsaire london coliseum jan 2016 24 jan 2016 hollywood film designer bob ringwood batman, alien 3, star trek nemesis, a. English national ballets le corsaire is a swashbuckling romp, full of thrilling dancing by an extraordinary cast of performers. Continuing its christmas tradition of presenting a nutcracker production each year since 1950, english national ballets nutcracker will tour to liverpool ahead of performances at the london coliseum. Le corsaire tickets london coliseum official london. Find events, book tickets and discover opera at eno.
English national ballets le corsaire is hugely enjoyable entertainment the daily telegraph. Le corsaire is a ballet that is a brilliant vehicle for male dancers. Britains only fulltime repertory opera company, based at the london coliseum near covent garden, eno offers a variety of englishlanguage opera. On paper, le corsaire emphatically should not work. The english national ballets nutcracker has made its annual return to the london coliseum. Cesar corrales ignites the fun 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars. Hailed a feast of dancing by the sunday times, the english national ballets le corsaire ia a classic story ballet. This winter at the london coliseum, english national ballet presents nutcracker 11 december 05 january and le corsaire 814 january alongside three special gala performances celebrating english national ballet s 70th anniversary 1718 january. English national ballet performs this swashbuckling classic for a limited engagement at the coliseum. From the sounds of the orchestra tuning up, to the final bows and cheers, a trip to english national ballets nutcracker at the london coliseum is an unforgettable christmas treat. English national ballets nutcracker and le corsaire at. Expect a swashbuckling romp, full of thrilling dancing, gorgeous costumes and decor, and a romantic score played live, as le corsaire returns to milton keynes 2023 nov and the london coliseum. Based very loosely on the poem le corsair, written by lord byron, the plot is flimsy and the score is a mashup of work by ten different composers. English national ballets le corsaire is a bouncy tale of pirates and pirouettes.