The phrase "a lovely performance of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a performance, such as a play, concert, or dance, that was enjoyable or pleasing to the audience.
Example: "The theater was filled with applause after a lovely performance of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'"
Alternatives: "a delightful rendition of" or "a beautiful interpretation of".
A lovely performance of a lovely piece.
It's a lovely performance of a brilliantly quirky solo.
Next came a lovely performance of Joseph Rheinberger's "Abendlied" ("Evening Song"), a six-voice motet.
The chamber chorus also gave a lovely performance of three pieces from Brahms's "Lieder und Romanzen".
The evening, he imagined, would be full of laughs, drinks and a lovely performance of Copland's "Rodeo," all under the stars on a comfortable summer night.
But the dimensions of his talent came through better in the late recital on Wednesday, beginning with a lovely performance of Haydn's two-movement Sonata in D (Hob. XVI 42).
As for Stallone, he walks these Philly steps again with the proud dignity of a lonely wounded bear – a lovely performance worthy of a few tears.
Julie Christie gives a lovely performance - perhaps the best of her career - as a woman succumbing to early-onset dementia.
Hers is a lovely performance, and, unlike the rest of the cast, she doesn't have to shout all the time... Petersen doesn't know how to round the tale off, and he opts for a replay of a George Clooney speech that we already heard an hour and a half ago.
Yet Chris finds escape in being wooed by young Ewan Tavendale – a lovely performance from Kevin Guthrie – who in these times of peace is a loving, sweet-natured bridegroom.
His best friend is Ian - a lovely performance from Leslie Phillips - the dyspeptic, retired treader-of-the-boards with a propensity for the c-word, whose family have billeted his great-niece on him, ostensibly so that she can be his carer.
