Royal Opera House, LondonChoreographer Balanchine was famously inspired by the window display of Fifth Avenue jewellers Van Cleef and Arpels when he created his full-length ballet Jewels. And, given the lavish parade of principal roles it contains, Jewels now functions as the ideal shop window for any ballet company, a chance to display their most precious gems on stage.The Royal certainly opted for luxury casting fo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:30PM on September 21, 2011