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...The latest, L’Heure Exquise, marks the 40th anniversary of her Covent Garden debut. The 70-minute piece was created by Maurice Béjart for the then 62-year-old La Scala legend Carla Fracci in 1998....
...In London, Sadler’s Wells has as rich a programme as ever, it seems — once the Christmas fare is out of the way, we’ll see Pina Bausch, the BalletBoyz, Carlos Acosta’s 100% Cuban, and lots more....
...A former Bear Stearns trader, he later said that he managed money for billionaires, including Les Wexner, the founder of L Brands, which owns Victoria’s Secret business....
...Mr Berman said on Monday that the deal Mr Acosta struck only bound the US attorney’s office in Miami, not his own....
...Asked when she plans to retire, Christine Acosta’s answer is emphatic. Never....
...Two operas new to Covent Garden will be performed: Enescu’s masterpiece Oedipe and Chabrier’s high-spirited romp L’Etoile....
...For ENB, Yonah Acosta was fine in technical resource, but as yet a stranger to the Young Man’s anguish....
...The Royal Ballet’s Marianela Nuñez dances the role of Lise, the titular “wayward daughter”, who has set her heart on farmer’s son Colas, danced by Carlos Acosta....
...You’ll hear him strike four on the chimes, the gaoler will intone “L’ora [it’s time]”, and Nigel will have played his last with us and be off down under....
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