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Hôm qua đọc The Saigon Times Daily tui thấy có bài viết về vở ballet này:

Glorious Nutcracker revival

By Bradley Winterton in HCMC

It was during the big ensemble number which immediately precedes the famous Pas de Deux that I found myself saying under my breath “This really is an extraordinary performance”.

HBSO’s revival of last year’s production of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker ballet, but with live orchestral accompaniment this time, resulted in packed houses. I applied rather late for my seat, and so had to sit on a spare chair up in the second gallery. It was astonishing to hear the crystal clear sound of the orchestra from that position. The Saigon Opera House must be one of the most beautiful historic theaters in Asia, and its acoustics, up under the roof in the top gallery at least, are truly phenomenal.

Magnus Loddgard conducted with a commendable lack of exhibitionism, and the orchestra played throughout as never before. Musically, even more than from the point of view of the dancing, this was an altogether incomparable performance.

Tchaikovsky’s score keeps most of the plums for the second act, and as a result it was the HBSO players who shone during Act One. But the last half hour was, from all points of view, pure bliss, as Tchaikovsky clearly intended it to be.

It would be invidious to pick out particular dancers for praise. The Adagio in the Pas de Deux brought tears to my eyes, as it did last year, but the entire sequence of dances by the “sweets” was stupendously good. The whole production was an enormous success for the HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra’s instrumental and ballet departments.

Johanne Jakhelln Constant was responsible for the distinctive choreography, as last year. Her collaboration is part of the ongoing Transposition Program by which Norway is contributing expertise in various departments to the HBSO’s activities. This production is a major feather in the cap of that program.

All in all, this Nutcracker was everywhere that little bit more assured and more polished than last year’s memorable debut. The lighting, for example, was very fine, especially in the second act, and the short contribution of the soprano and contralto choir, always unexpected in this ballet, gave additional pleasure.

This is just the kind of full-length production these Saigon dancers now need to focus on. Their skills are well equal to it, and more challenges such as this one will help extend their range even further in the future.

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