alison Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 I'm sure they would have done if both parties had had to be taken out, but it wouldn't have been fair on Bonelli and his fans (despite the fact that he'd already had an extra performance). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesrhblack Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Although didn’t Naghdi and Bell replace Cuthbertson and Clarke in Beauty when Cuthbertson was unwell. Willing, as always, to be corrected (although, ideally, not berated)... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 1 hour ago, aliceinwoolfland said: Yes, I wonder why Hayward got three opportunities and Naghdi only one? (Not that I’m complaining as Hayward is my favourite dancer) 😍 Yes I found this strange - i would have thought it would have been better to give Naghdi and Ball either the general rehearsal or the school matinee , rather than give both these to Hayward and Campbell, but I guess there were good reasons for this not to be the case. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 6 hours ago, Odyssey said: Yes I found this strange - i would have thought it would have been better to give Naghdi and Ball either the general rehearsal or the school matinee , rather than give both these to Hayward and Campbell, but I guess there were good reasons for this not to be the case. To be fair, they got the Friends general because Natalia Osipova was poorly, so they were late subs 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shade Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 (edited) Good news - Natalia Osipova debuted yesterday in Legend of love at the Mariinsky. Edited February 17, 2018 by Shade Error 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanartus Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Re: Bernstein Triple - anyone got any news on casting for MacGregor and Wheeldon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Vanartus said: Re: Bernstein Triple - anyone got any news on casting for MacGregor and Wheeldon? Nothing has been announced yet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 they have the Insight next week - and neither have even been named yet! (unless someone knows different that is) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninamargaret Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Strange to book for two ballets without knowing what they are called, who is in them or what the music is! Shows what a captive audience they've got. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I'd heard Wayne McGregor is using Chichester Psalms and I've seen public comments: http://www.edmunddewaal.com/news/wayne-mcgregor-leonard-bernstein-celebration 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 42 minutes ago, JohnS said: I'd heard Wayne McGregor is using Chichester Psalms and I've seen public comments: http://www.edmunddewaal.com/news/wayne-mcgregor-leonard-bernstein-celebration Yes, it has been known for some time (I think since the season announcement last April) that the music for the new McGregor is the Chichester Psalms. A lovely piece IMHO. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesrhblack Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 On 14/02/2018 at 17:42, alison said: At least it will give Soares something to do: he doesn't seem to have been cast a lot this season. There’s a very candid interview with Soares in the current Dancing Times where he discusses the changes in his repertoire and confirms that he intends to remain with the Royal Ballet for at least another three seasons. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 On 23/02/2018 at 09:48, bangorballetboy said: Yes, it has been known for some time (I think since the season announcement last April) that the music for the new McGregor is the Chichester Psalms. A lovely piece IMHO. Well written and interesting piece by Edmund de Waal in today's Telegraph. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 On 21/02/2018 at 14:22, Vanartus said: Re: Bernstein Triple - anyone got any news on casting for MacGregor and Wheeldon? That piece in the Telegraph mentioned 3 dancers: "Matt", "Sarah", and "Olivia", so presumably Ball, Lamb and Cowley - and also an injured dancer, who I assume was Ed Watson. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 On 2/21/2018 at 14:22, Vanartus said: Re: Bernstein Triple - anyone got any news on casting for MacGregor and Wheeldon? See my post on the thread about last night's insight evening for the dancers who were rehearsed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 5 minutes ago, alison said: That piece in the Telegraph mentioned 3 dancers: "Matt", "Sarah", and "Olivia", so presumably Ball, Lamb and Cowley - and also an injured dancer, who I assume was Ed Watson. There's also a picture of McGregor rehearsing Bracewell and Hamilton. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Cast change in Giselle tonight, Friday March 2. Sarah Lamb replaces Laura Morera. Rest of the cast stays the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycitybird Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 It's that strange wording again and doesn't mention injury, so hopefully Morera is OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Yes, fingers crossed it's nothing serious (she says hopefully, because I would not want to miss her Manon). But two scratch pairings in two days is a terrible shame - perhaps it may turn out to be serendipitous? (again, she says hopefully) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 As expected, the ROH website is now showing Matthew Ball replacing David Hallberg in Giselle on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Incidentally, I'm still waiting for my courtesy email from the ROH telling me that Hallberg will not be performing on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 :checks inbox AGAIN: Nope. Still waiting This really is most discourteous. It's bad enough not to do it for the company's own principals, but when it's a guest star of Hallberg's stature ... Will he not even be given the courtesy of a footnote "replacing David Hallberg, who is injured", but just be eradicated from the scheduled casting, as has happened with all the other injured principals this season? Do they hope people will be so blinded by the fact that it's Osipova, and Giselle, that they'll just go "Oh, Matthew Ball? Did I know he was supposed to be dancing? Wasn't it supposed to be someone else?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Not only that, but there hasn't even been a public announcement. There's one on the Giselle page for Lamb replacing Morera, but it would seem that Ball replacing Hallberg is not worthy of a mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riva Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 There was an announcement made at the beginning of the week on the ROH website and social media http://www.roh.org.uk/news/cast-change-matthew-ball-to-dance-in-giselle-on-9-march-2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, alison said: Not only that, but there hasn't even been a public announcement. There's one on the Giselle page for Lamb replacing Morera, but it would seem that Ball replacing Hallberg is not worthy of a mention. See here. Also announced on Twitter on 5 March. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 5 minutes ago, alison said: Not only that, but there hasn't even been a public announcement. There's one on the Giselle page for Lamb replacing Morera, but it would seem that Ball replacing Hallberg is not worthy of a mention. If there hadn't been a public announcement, we wouldn't have let it be reported on here (that would be a breach of AUP). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Okay, well, in that case the cast change hasn't been linked to on the Giselle page, which is standard practice: not everyone bothers keeping an eye on the News page just in case. And I originally reported it on here because it had been sneaked onto the casting page seemingly without any, well, fanfare isn't quite the word I'd have chosen, but ... I still maintain that it would have been courteous to email ticket holders in case anyone had been specifically wanting to see Hallberg rather than Osipova, so that tickets could potentially have been returned and picked up by those poor people desperate for tickets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mallinson Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Agree that it would be nice if ticket holders could be informed of major casting changes by email but that doesn't seem to be the way with ROH. I don't recall having had any such messages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Just now, John Mallinson said: Agree that it would be nice if ticket holders could be informed of major casting changes by email but that doesn't seem to be the way with ROH. I don't recall having had any such messages. I've certainly had them in the past. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthE Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Me too - perhaps more with opera than ballet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanartus Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Sorry to keep banging on, but still no casting details for the new MacGregor and Wheeldon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Shall we assume 1 cast for the McG and 2 for the Wheeldon and we'll have to take pot luck? We know what we've extrapolated from insights and the Telegraph article, so will just have to hope there are no further injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninamargaret Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 It seems to me that the whole 'Bernstein centenary' has been treated poorly by the RB. Until recently we had no idea what music was involved - still don't think we've had it for the Wheeldon- no titles were given until recently, the Insight has only just been put on You Tube and we still don't know who is dancing when. Doesn't seem a very good way to celebrate Bernstein to me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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