thewinelake Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 We'll be wanting to visit ROH with some relatives to see a ballet "sometime next year"... Is there any way to get a clue of what might be coming up this far ahead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 (edited) One way is to sit tight until about June/July and wait for something to be announced...but even then you may know only up to early January....but where's the fun in that😂 Edited April 8, 2019 by Rob S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaffa Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 28 minutes ago, thewinelake said: We'll be wanting to visit ROH with some relatives to see a ballet "sometime next year"... Is there any way to get a clue of what might be coming up this far ahead? RBS annual matinee is always a great treat... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thalia Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Nutcracker. 😂 Unless it’s ‘rested’ for 2019/20, like it was a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 (edited) The new ROH season ... Including the Royal Ballet… Will I'm told be announced in early May to the general public. Not too long to wait in that instance. Edited April 8, 2019 by Bruce Wall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewinelake Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 The whole year is announced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 (edited) The entire Season - September/October to late June/early July is announced, yes. Often guest companies in late July/August (such as the Bolshoi this summer) are announced at a later date - if they have not been announced already. These, however, are most often private rentals and not under the ROH specific auspices. Edited April 8, 2019 by Bruce Wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 14th May has been given as the date for the announcement in the Friends newsletter. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Presumably with a press release sometime before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 1 minute ago, alison said: Presumably with a press release sometime before? 14 May is the date of the press release. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Sorry, I obviously wasn’t clear: it was the Friends newsletter which gave the date of 14th May. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Other Newsletters have also said that the 2019/20 season will be announced on the 14th May. It is usually put up online as it is announced to the Press (but, I suppose anything might happen with the new website!). This May date is very late compared with previous practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Indeed. Many people will already have their arts diaries fairly well populated. The ROH may have to be fitted into what's left. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I’m afraid the Royal Opera House seems to have adopted ‘never apologise, never explain’ as its motto. Given the very late announcement of next season compared to previous years and many other arts companies this year, it would seem reasonable to provide some explanation for the delay but I haven’t heard any. Similarly the 2017-18 annual report is to be published in May, 15 months after the year end. Again, no apology/explanation. And (in my opinion) we’ve seen many perfectly legitimate questions posted on the website unanswered, despite numerous further promptings. I do wonder why there has been such drift and if management is happy to accept the risk of alienating part of its audience by its failure to engage in debate and respond to criticism - is such a risk even acknowledged in its risk register? And frustratingly there are so many simple steps that could be taken to help restore good faith such that management complements the excellence we see on stage. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthE Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 I have heard - I don't know if it's true, but it was on Twitter so I'm not sharing something I was told in confidence - that the Linbury season and the main house season work to different timescales, the Linbury being finalized later, so the announcement now has to wait until both are ready. Which seems rather a case of the tail wagging the dog. I received my membership renewal pack yesterday and am going to have to ask them to temporarily delay my auto-renewal as I only ever pick what level to renew at on the basis of the contents of the season press release! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) Whilst we await 14 May with baited breath, the ROH website events page referred to a performance of Evita on one day in August 2020. Now that information now seems to have been removed. Perhaps put up too early, or in error? Either that, or I am going mad... Edited April 26, 2019 by Richard LH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, RuthE said: am going to have to ask them to temporarily delay my auto-renewal Ruth we may have discussed this before but the Terms and Conditions say that later renewals are back-dated to start on the date the renewal otherwise would have taken effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 7 minutes ago, Richard LH said: Ruth we may have discussed this before but the Terms and Conditions say that later renewals are back-dated to start on the date the renewal otherwise would have taken effect. That is true, but it's still better for me if the payment is on my June card statement rather than my May one! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthE Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 I'm aware of this, but it ultimately makes no difference as I'll still be booking all of next season in one membership period. I only need to delay it by a couple of weeks, so I can pick my membership level according to the quality of the season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 14 minutes ago, RuthE said: I only need to delay it by a couple of weeks, so I can pick my membership level according to the quality of the season. OK that makes good sense Ruth ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalletcoForum Moderators Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 A number of posts on this thread have been hidden whilst the moderators determine whether they comply with AUP. A post that replies to a hidden post has also been hidden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLOSS Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) If the announcement is being delayed in order to unpick Mr Holten's more exciting plans for the forthcoming season I shall not complain about the delay. As I recall before Mr Holten left Covent Garden he promised,or do I mean threatened, that he would plan the opera programme for the next four or five seasons. If some of his plans for 2019-20 are being quietly dropped I, for one, shall be quite happy to wait. If the delay has been caused because Kevin O'Hare needs time to finalise his plans for some carefully constructed programmes to mark the centenary of Fonteyn's birth I should be extremely happy. If the announcement is being delayed for some other reason, such as enabling Pappano to front the event, I would simply ask why ? Edited April 26, 2019 by FLOSS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 16 minutes ago, FLOSS said: If the announcement is being delayed in order to unpick Mr Holten's more exciting plans for the forthcoming season I shall not complain about the delay. As I recall before Mr Holten left Covent Garden he promised,or do I mean threatened, that he would plan the opera programme for the next four or five seasons. In particular I can’t wait to find out whether the four “large scale” operas inspired by the writings of Slavoj Zizek will appear on schedule in 2020. (I’m not joking, this was announced with some fanfare in 2013: https://www.roh.org.uk/news/royal-opera-announces-new-work-and-relationships-for-2013-2020.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 29 minutes ago, FLOSS said: If the delay has been caused because Kevin O'Hare needs time to finalise his plans for some carefully constructed programmes to mark the centenary of Fonteyn's birth I should be extremely happy. I have the feeling FLOSS, that what has been put together for this summer IS the programme for Fonteyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 3 hours ago, capybara said: I have the feeling FLOSS, that what has been put together for this summer IS the programme for Fonteyn. I have a feeling that we all realise this to be the case. It feels like a very poor offering, especially when you consider the Berstein tribute last year. I believe that the new season is opening with a full length ballet never danced by Fonteyn. Holding out against hope that there will be a Fonteyn triple in the Autumn, but really doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Darlex said: I believe that the new season is opening with a full length ballet never danced by Fonteyn. Curious to know what this might be? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Bruce Wall said: Curious to know what this might be? It was only a rumour and I am not repeating it here, sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 12 minutes ago, Darlex said: It was only a rumour and I am not repeating it here, sorry! Might then have been best not to mention it at all in that case ... It is, perhaps, tempting fate ... especially in a strand entitled 'Guessing the future'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 43 minutes ago, Bruce Wall said: Might then have been best not to mention it at all in that case ... It is, perhaps, tempting fate ... especially in a strand entitled 'Guessing the future'. I guess that's why some posts have been hidden. This is anther problem with late announcements: the rumour mill gets going and things begin to leak out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBBB Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 5 hours ago, FLOSS said: If the announcement is being delayed for some other reason, such as enabling Pappano to front the event, I would simply ask why ? Pappano’s presence isn’t strictly required for the launch as he’ll be on sabbatical next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanartus Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) But if the strand is called “Guessing the future”, then that’s what people will do...otherwise best to ban ‘n bin the whole kit and kaboodle! Edited April 26, 2019 by Vanartus Sp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Well, I'm assuming that Swan Lake is a dead cert - and possibly a similar number of performances to the current run of Romeos? In which case I hope it's interspersed with something else to break things up a bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthE Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 35 minutes ago, MrsBBB said: Pappano’s presence isn’t strictly required for the launch as he’ll be on sabbatical next season. As an opera follower at ROH I actually had had no idea that Pappano wasn’t around next season, though I know that had he not been renewing his contract, next season would have been his last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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