Lauren Cuthbertson and Valeri Hristov in Serenade. George Balanchine's ballet, set to a score by Tchaikovsky, is a famous piece of 20th-century choreographyPhotograph: Tristram KentonMara Galeazzi, Lauren Cuthbertson, Valeri Hristov and Marianela Nunez in Serenade, which Judith Mackrell praised for its 'ripplingly luxuriant and precision sharp' performancesPhotograph: Tristram KentonMelissa Hamilton and Edward Watson in L'Invitation au Voyage. The ballet was choreographed in 1982 by the former Royal Ballet dancer Michael CorderPhotograph: Tristram Kenton
For Judith Mackrell, L'Invitation au Voyage is flooded with 'a torrent of ideas and emotion'Photograph: Tristram KentonTamara Rojo and Federico Bonelli in Theme and Variations. The ballet, also choreographed by Balanchine to music by Tchaikovsky, is inspired by the Imperial Russian style of the choreographer’s youthPhotograph: Johan Persson/PRTamara Rojo in Theme and Variations, a ballet with 'extremes of jewelled brilliance and quiet, nameless magic'. The three ballets run until November 10 at the Royal Opera HousePhotograph: Johan Persson/PR
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