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    I went for La Sylphide in Prague last week. It was a lovely production, and beautifully danced. I'm very hopeful that they'll bring it on tour to Italy. The State Opera is a very pretty theatre, with an intimate feel, and a completely non-intrusive security rail (Italian theatres please take note!) The only slight caveat is that the front row of the balcony has rather limited legroom, in future I'd book from the second row onwards. The rake is excellent.
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    I read the extract. I thought it started off a bit painting-by-numbers-y, and yes, the name of the school is cringeworthy, but I liked the way the class was described, with all the details of arms and feet positions, and the warming up and cooling down. I think the target audience will enjoy it.
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    I'm not sure if this has been mentioned anywhere, but the Kaneko-Muntagirov combination is performing in Swan Lake in Rome in June, on the 22nd, 25th and 27th. Just in case no tickets turn up for their performances at ROH!
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    This has actually worked out well for me! I hadn't planned on going, but when I saw the casting I couldn't resist seeing Cuthbertson-Muntagirov in The Dream.
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    It doesn't work, Tattin. I tried that but the site detected that I was logging in from Italy...
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    Hamburg Ballet is also returning to Venice in January 2025, with Neumeier's R&J. Looking forward to it!
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    I'm delighted to see Illusions returning to the repertoire, it's my absolute favourite ballet.
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    Since I'm subject to the Big Head/Tall person curse wherever I go, I avoid the Stalls and always try to be in the balcony front row, or where there's a good rake like the ROH amphitheatre. Looking at BRB's prices for Sleeping Beauty I think I'd probably go for the Circle, where I see currently available seats in Row Q are £67. That's about as high as I would go, hopefully there will be cheaper seats available.
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    Thank you so much for this detailed response, Emeralds, and thank you also, Sim and Tango Dancer. This is such a wonderful and helpful forum! I've been to Sadler's Wells, for Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake a few years ago, but have completely forgotten what the theatre was like. The Hippodrome looks like it's worth a visit, and it's an opportunity to venture out of London. I'll be flying to Birmingham, probably from Milan where Die Kameliendame is on at La Scala the day before, but New Street station will be useful for the airport train. I've booked Premier Inn which had a very good rate, and hope I can get a ticket when sales open.
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    Thank you, Sim and Alison.
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    I'm very excited to see that Fille is scheduled for the next season, it's one of my favourite ballets. It'll have to be a flying visit since I already have a lengthy stay in London in November when Regent's Opera is staging the Ring. Currently pondering whether to go to Birmingham, which I've never visited, or stick to Sadler's Wells. Any advice on the Hippodrome vs Sadler's Wells, and on possible accomodation in Birmingham would be very much appreciated.
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    Thanks again, Silver Capricorn, booking opened for La Sylphide today and I was able to book in the first row of the first balcony. There's even a 50% discount for over-65s, so a friend will be coming along for only €24!
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    I missed seeing this thread earlier, art_enthusiast I hope you found seats for Coppelia if you *are* interested. It's getting more and more difficult to find cheap seats at La Scala, when booking opened for Coppelia the second gallery, which is my chosen area for good but reasonably priced seats, was practically sold out at 10 a.m., when online sales started! I go quite often to La Scala, which means I have to look for cheaper seats, and I find that the first or second galleries are fine. The front row has the usual annoying security rail, but the second row has the possibility of obstructed views if there's a tall person in front of you (this *always* happens to me) or a leaner. The corps de ballet has improved tremendously under Legris, its Swan Lake was a joy to behold. I'm looking forward to seeing Onegin in a couple of weeks. I'm a fan of the Nureyev Bayadere, as opposed to the Makarova one, although June is likely to be extremely hot if this year is anything to go by, maybe a better option would be Kameliendame in September? Edited to add this link to a useful website (although you can also see seating on the Scala website when you're choosing your tickets) : https://sitzplatzvorschau.de/teatro_alla_scala_milano/index.html#id=8121
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    Many thanks for the seating advice. Johann Kobborg's staging of La Sylphide will be on in Prague in April, and I'm planning to go for that.
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    Delighted to say that I was able to book for Tristan, having made the agonising choice between ballet and Wagner - Copenhagen is just too expensive for me to go twice. Thanks so much again, Jane, and thank you Blossom for starting the discussion!
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