Coppelia

Coppelia (3.5/5)

The Australian Ballet
Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House
22nd May 2010


(Coppelia: Eloise Fryer, Swanilda: Gina Brescianini, Franz: Ty King-Wall, Dr Coppelius: Matthew Donnelly)


A traditional ballet delivered with light dexterity by TAB. The tale of a mysterious doctor and his mechanical "daughter" is undemanding - the characters and story are sufficient without being demanding of cast or audience; the doctor's toy workshop a nicely set scary house with touches of humour. By the end of Act 2 the story is told, leaving the dances free to show off their classical skills in the village square throughout Act 3, which is the real delight of this ballet.