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Like Water for Chocolate review

“Spectacular”

ReviewsJun 6, 2022by Isaac Ouro-GnaoRoyal Opera House, London

Francesca Hayward and Marcelino Sambé in Like Water for Chocolate at the Royal Opera House. Photo: Tristram Kenton

Francesca Hayward and Marcelino Sambé star in Christopher Wheeldon’s ingenious new ballet

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