1995 – Premiere of David Bintley’s Carmina Burana by Birmingham Royal Ballet

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To launch his leadership of Birmingham Royal Ballet, David Bintley created a new version of Carmina Burana to Carl Orff’s epic score. The production, in designs by Philip Prowse, was spectacular, and was led on the opening night at Birmingham Hippodrome by Joseph Cipolla and Catherine Batcheller.

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