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  1. Tebasile
    Knowledge which leads to informed booking or exchange of tickets. It makes perfect sense to me that Friends were notified of casting in advance and, as a Friend, I am grateful to the ROH for giving us the heads up.
  2. Tebasile
    Some lovely casting but does anyone know why Matthew Ball is left out? He would have been a great Oberon and/or Hamlet.
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    They are both making their debuts in Manon this season - could that have something to do with it?
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    She is also lovely as Olga in the recent Stuttgart Onegin recording.
  5. Tebasile
    Pleased about the MacMillans and Ashtons, but can happily skip much of the rest... good news for my bank balance at least.
  6. Tebasile
    Does anyone know what this Insight might involve? Will there be a rehearsal element or just discussions with the production team?
  7. Tebasile
    This may be wishful thinking but it would be lovely if she could be partnered by Matthew Ball if Clarke can’t make it.
  8. Tebasile
    Does the Coliseum make returned tickets available on the website?
  9. Tebasile
    Very impressed by Madison Bailey’s debut - I think she could develop into a great MacMillan dancer.
  10. Tebasile
    The Tanowitz - thrilling, loved loved loved it! Sadly most of the audience didn’t seem to.
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    I’m surprised by the muted reaction to Matthew Ball’s Rudolf. I thought he was absolutely brilliant - the most human and therefore most devastating I’ve seen in the role. I thought Magri particularly strong as Larisch, and she and Ball had palpable chemistry. Laura Morera was excellent, though I wasn’t quite convinced by the pairing. Kaneko brought a lot of glamour to Mitzi Caspar.
  12. Tebasile
    I am desperate for one or (ideally) two tickets in the front half of the Orchestra stalls - first evening performance. Thank you!
  13. Tebasile
    It’s terrible
  14. Tebasile
    Well, I for one certainly needed the drinks to get through that ballet.
  15. Tebasile
    I only wish it had been with Ball or Bracewell; I can’t really imagine Sambé in the role.
  16. Tebasile
    Reece Clarke and William Bracewell too
  17. Tebasile
    Delighted!!
  18. Tebasile
    Mixed bag au ballet. About the only thing I learned from The Weathering is that Natalia Osipova can do very fast turns - but I knew that already. Solo Echo was moving the first time I saw it, in a socially distanced hall during/after(?) the pandemic, but has now firmly outstayed its welcome for me. Not helped by atrocious cello playing. DGV was highly diverting and (to paraphrase someone else on this thread) may now be my favourite Wheeldon, which isn’t saying much. Magri in particular on excellent, charismatic form, the saving grace of the evening.
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    Good to see Osipova in the line-up!
  20. Tebasile
    It just occurred to me that one could easily adapt the medieval setting to make Raymonda seem more relevant to modern audiences. Much of the original plot actually echoes the remarkable (true) 14th-century story that informed Ridley Scott's recent film The Last Duel - a chivalric 'me too' with plenty of female agency. All one has to do is remove the Eastern stereotypes and have Raymonda file a public lawsuit against her perpetrator instead of simply being rescued. There could also be a focus on her competent management of the family estate in the absence of men.
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    I don't have such a problem with sections being cut and - on occasion - moved. I understand that such things have happened with most classical ballet scores. But in my view the flow of the music was interrupted too frequently in Act I, and there seemed to be some odd interpolations and changes to what I believe to be the original score. Examples: - The 'lantern' sequence - what was that music? It sounded like a repetitive 'variation on a theme' from the score, in the style of Akram Khan's Giselle. - John's agitated solo before his dream pas de deux with Raymonda: As far as I'm aware, this music was not from Raymonda and seemed rather out of place. Please do correct me if I'm wrong as I am by no means an authority on Glazunov.
  22. Tebasile
    Much of last night's dancing was exhilarating, but I was very disappointed by the extent to which the score had been messed about with, particularly in Act I. This surprised me, given how frequently Rojo had stressed its beauty and importance in interviews. I felt that the new setting and plot simply did not justify these often jarring changes.
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    I thought he acted Romeo brilliantly. Utterly convincing, charming, and ultimately heartbreaking. He and Marianela had a natural rapport which was beautiful to watch. His dancing felt a little underpowered in Act I but came more alive in the Balcony pas de deux.
  24. Tebasile
    It may broaden ballet's appeal among the 1%, not a bad audience to aim for given their potential as patrons.
  25. Tebasile
    Apologies for the boring question, but has anyone who booked pre-Covid received their tickets for this event yet? I don’t seem to have got any… thank you!
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