65 years after its premiere, The Royal Ballet presents Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée in a love letter to the English countryside with a cheerful score and colourful designs. Lise, the only ...

If I were allowed to be a chorus member in any Met opera production, my first choice very well might be Laurent Pelly’s La Fille du Regiment. Who wouldn’t want to be a saucepan-helmeted townsperson, a ...

Pour profiter pleinement de l'ensemble de ses articles, vous propose de découvrir ses offres d'abonnement. Ferdinand Hérold’s frothy music was conducted by Jonathan Lo and I challenge anyone who sees ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick Earlier this month, the Metropolitan Opera opened “La Sonnambula.” Now, it is offering another bel canto classic: “La Fille du Régiment.

Bel Canto is having a bit of a resurgence at the Metropolitan Opera this year, with the company, after years of giving one or no offering per season, currently showcasing two works from the composers ...

The Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award–winning actress is best known for her acclaimed roles on Grey’s Anatomy and Killing Eve, as well as her stage performances at The Public Theater in Stop ...

La Fille mal gardée features a real live pony, so it’s probably the best ballet ever. Some friends of mine were so enamoured of the previous incumbent of the role, a snow-white scene stealer called ...

As the autumnal nights get darker, La Fille mal gardée radiates sunlight in ballet form. This countryside comedy by the Royal Ballet’s late founder choreographer, Frederick Ashton, overflows with ...

La Fille mal gardée, Frederick Ashton ’s unassuming tale of two villagers in love, could well be the most perfect romcom in any genre – so sun-kissed, sweet-natured and absurdly beguiling it makes ...

La Fille mal gardée, Frederick Ashton’s unassuming tale of two villagers in love, could well be the most perfect romcom in any genre – so sun-kissed, sweet-natured and absurdly beguiling it makes Four ...

Erin Morley is Marie in Donizetti’s La fille du regiment at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Karen Almond / Met Opera The Laurent Pelly production of Donizetti’s La fille du regiment returned to the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It’s the sunniest, funniest ballet in the repertoire but, production-wise, La Fille mal gardée is basically an ...