Details

The enigmatic Coppelia, believed to be the daughter of the reclusive toy-maker Coppelius, sits on her father's balcony, seemingly oblivious to the world around her. Her neighbour, the capricious Swanilda, is angered by Coppelia's aloof attitude, and becomes even more alarmed when her fiance Franz begins to take more than a passing interest in the girl. When she breaks into Coppelius's house to confront her rival, she soon realises that Coppelia is not quite what she seems. A new staging of Ninette de Valois' production created in 1954.

Cast/Performers

Miyako Yoshida, Carlos Acosta, Luke Heydon, Belinda Hatley, Ethan Stiefel, Alastair Marriott, Leanne Benjamin, Angel Corella, Sarah Wildor (Mat 24th), Johan Kobborg (Mat 24th), Luke Heydon (Mat 24th)

Creatives/Company

Music: Delibes
Company: Royal Ballet
Design(s): Osbert Lancaster, Osbert Lancester
Conductor(s): Nicolae Moldoveanu (8 / 10 / 12 / 14 / 16 / 22 / 23 / 25 Feb 4 Mar), Jacques Lacombe (20 22 24 Apr 1 / 2 / 10 / 14 May)
Choreographer: Ninette de Valois (after Marius Petipa and Enrico Cecchetti)

Coppelia

Coppelia (Dance or ballet) production archive for QTIX code T01265979200. Details of all Coppelia archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S603

Archive Listings

8 Feb 00
to
14 May 00

Royal Opera House
West End, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

Financial Times: 11Jan01:
Coppelia is a jewel, placed in the prettiest of late 19th-century settings, and the version the Royal Ballet owns is unique and fascinating. Dame [Ninette De Valois] staging has been restored to us in joyous and welcome style.

The Telegraph: 11Jan01:
One thing I found rather shocking: the inability of our fit, athletic Royal ballerinas to hold a plain arabesque on a flat foot without wobbling like amateurs. [Mikayo Yoshida] and [Leanne Benjamin] both struggled with theirs, and the successive ladies blessed with the pious Prayer solo were just as bad. De Valois would never have stood for it.

The Times: 11Jan01:
Historically interesting, certainly, but I suspect today s audiences will find it a quaint throwback of mixed blessings. Osbert Lancaster s children s storybook designs are delightfully rustic and faux naif, vibrant with whimsy and period charm. But much of the staging is fusty and dramatically tired.

User Reviews

Financial Times (11Jan01): Coppelia is a jewel, placed in the prettiest of late 19th-century settings, and the version the Royal Ballet owns is unique and fascinating. Dame [Ninette De Valois] staging has been restored to us in joyous and welcome style.

The Telegraph (11Jan01): One thing I found rather shocking: the inability of our fit, athletic Royal ballerinas to hold a plain arabesque on a flat foot without wobbling like amateurs. [Mikayo Yoshida] and [Leanne Benjamin] both struggled with theirs, and the successive ladies blessed with the pious Prayer solo were just as bad. De Valois would never have stood for it.

The Times (11Jan01): Historically interesting, certainly, but I suspect today s audiences will find it a quaint throwback of mixed blessings. Osbert Lancaster s children s storybook designs are delightfully rustic and faux naif, vibrant with whimsy and period charm. But much of the staging is fusty and dramatically tired.

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