bangorballetboy

See what I said above...

And Christiansen has been pretty panned for saying so (his reason was he saw a number of critics at the first night that he doesn't usually see there). Salome is pretty well sold (over 90% and amphi is sold out for every show) and no sign of any ticket offers so I very much doubt the house will be papered any more than the usual house seats.

Each to their own; I'm going Nuts tomorrow. Can't imagine the ROH is too disappointed at having ruled itself out of contention, as it's sold out.

Other than wearing certain things to indicate a recently injured (or otherwise sensitive) body part, I honestly don't think what people wear means anything.

Thing is, for the vast, vast majority of people, a trip to the ballet (and it's more likely to be Swan Lake than anything else) is a one-off occasion.

She was coaching Sylvia recently.

They are "largish child" size...

This is where being a lawyer comes in handy. Assuming we're talking about property in England or Wales, the land will be either registered or unregistered. If it's residential property, it's highly unlikely to be unregistered (unless it's a leasehold interest that's less than 7 years) as registration began in the 1920s and it's a requirement to register when the property is transferred (e.g. sold, gifted, inherited). Title deeds only relate to unregistered property - they are evidence of title and should be kept safe. The law changed for registered property about 15 years ago. Prior to that, there was a land certificate for registered property (and, if the property was mortgaged, a charge certificate). These documents were important they were evidence of title or mortgage. However, the current position is that the register itself is evidence of title so the land certificate is just another piece of paper and means nothing.

Miss Gertrude is the doll that Clara is given as a present (in the original ETA Hoffman story, it's Marie's oldest doll). The "gingerbreads" arrive at the party with St. Nicholas, and then go on to be the characters in the diverts.

In case anyone missed it, Gary Avis hinted on Instagram last night than Nutcracker will be back in the 2018/19 season.

Yes it is. The new season information is subject to an embargo and this forum is "press" so far as the ROH Is concerned. Any leakage of details of the new season in advance of the lifting of the embargo will be deleted (and there may be consequences for repeat offenders).

Well, O'Hare has said there will be a MacMillan piece that's quite long and hasn't been done for some time.

A number of posts on this thread have been hidden whilst they are considered by the moderators.

To be fair, that post was a response to a question about honorary awards so not being Canadian is irrelevant.

Nellie Melba (GBE...) and Joan Sutherland's damehoods were not honorary; they were Australian (so Commonwealth) and full honours. And as Jolie's damehood is honorary, she is not entitled to the use of the prefix Dame.

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Probably because it looked awful. Some dancers in that role now add a little glitter to their hair instead.

I'm extremely pleased about David Pickering MBE.

I'm resisting the temptation to giggle in a puerile fashion.

Cuthbertson is indeed 33, Lamb is 37, Osipova is 31, Núñez is 35 and Morera is, as you say, in her 40s. None of them are, in my opinion, anywhere near retirement.

Try this, Sim

Ticket is spoken for.

It's Kevin Emerton between Whitehead and Clark

I have a spare ticket for RB's Nutcracker on 29 December - stalls A16 (technically behind the conductor). Face value is £92, please PM if interested.

I also had a humming neighbour for the matinée but, as he was waving a stick at the orchestra, I couldn't really complain.