Claire Calvert

Romeo and Juliet (2022)

Anna Rose O'Sullivan and Marcelino Sambé star in this 20th-century ballet masterpiece, brought to life by Prokofiev's ravishing score and Kenneth MacMillan's evocative and detailed choreography. ...

Apollo/ Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux/ Dances at a Gathering (2021)

The rich history of American ballet is celebrated in classic works by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, two choreographic giants of the 20th century. Apollo brought Balanchine together for the first time with composer Igor Stravinsky. Their creation fo ...

Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty (2020)

The wicked fairy Carabosse is furious she wasn't invited to Princess Aurora's christening. She gives the baby a spindle, saying that one day the Princess will prick her finger on it and die. The Lilac Fairy makes her own christening gift a softening of Car ...

Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet) (2019)

From The Royal Ballet's classical origins in the works of Petipa, to the home-grown choreographers who put British ballet on the world stage, this mixed programme highlights the versatility of the Company. Petipa's Raymonda Act III is Russian classical bal ...

The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker (2018)

Clara is given an enchanted Nutcracker doll on Christmas Eve. As midnight strikes, she creeps downstairs to find a magical adventure awaiting her and her Nutcracker. Recorded on stage 3 December 2018—15 January 2019 as part of the Autumn 2018/19 season. ...

La Bayadère (Royal Ballet) (2018)

Set in the Royal India of the past, La Bayadère is a story of eternal love, mystery, fate, vengeance, and justice. The ballet relates the drama of a temple dancer (bayadère), Nikiya, who is loved by Solor, a noble warrior. She is also loved by the High ...

The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand (2017)

The Dream: Frederick Ashton's delightful interpretation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is a classic of The Royal Ballet's repertory. Symphonic Variations: Ashton was inspired to create a ballet on the four seasons – but as he began to choreo ...

The Dream (Royal Ballet) (2017)

Magic and misadventure abound in this reimagining of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. ...

Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty (2017)

The ROH Live: Jewels (2017)

Now celebrating its 50th year, George Balanchine's sparkling ballet still shines with all the brilliance of the gemstones that inspired it. ...

The Sleeping Beauty (2017)

The Sleeping Beauty holds a special place in The Royal Ballet's repertory. It was the ballet with which the Company reopened the Royal Opera House in 1946 after World War II, its first production at its new home in Covent Garden. Margot Fonteyn danced the ...

The Nutcracker (2016)

The young Clara creeps downstairs on Christmas Eve to play with her favourite present – a Nutcracker. But the mysterious magician Drosselmeyer is waiting to sweep her off on a magical adventure. After defeating the Mouse King, the Nutcracker and Clara t ...

The Sleeping Beauty (2011)

Lauren Cuthbertson, Sergei Polunin and Claire Calvert star in this true gem from the classical ballet repertory, set to Tchaikovsky's glorious music. ...