Ocean's Kingdom by Paul McCartney – review

Paul McCartneyBack in February when Paul McCartney announced he had written his first ballet score, the news attracted more cynicism than excitement.The former Beatle's track record as a classical composer was hardly inspiring, and the collaboration sounded like a blatant act of opportunism on the part of New York City Ballet, which was to stage the work.A new, 50-minute ballet score by Macca would attract huge publicity and sponsorship but it was a sad comment on the glory days when NYCB had St...

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