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12 minutes ago, Suffolkgal said:

All agreed re Bracewell- very excited for Don Q but way way more excited for Des Grieux!

Oh yes - incredibly excited for that too! Des Grieux is a role that would seem to be absolutely made for him.

22 minutes ago, Linnzi5 said:

Yes. I will be interested to see what Mr Bracewell makes of Basilio. 
 

I’d recommend him in Swan Lake - I adore his Siegfried and have seen him in this role quite a few times!! 🤣

I agree Bracewell is such a musical, lyrical, soulful dancer who seems to dance from his heart and, as such, really tugs at the heartstrings. However, having seen his cheeky, boy-next-door portrayal of Franz in Coppelia with Akane, I have no doubt he will also win hearts as Basilio. I can’t wait!

Yes please!

I’m pretty sure it was Annette Buvoli - she was busy tonight!

Thank you Jenny.  So looking forward to seeing it!

4 minutes ago, JennyTaylor said:

The fairy godmother has a beautiful dress! 

This tiny detail alone is already making me ridiculously excited!😆

44 minutes ago, JennyTaylor said:

I went to a rehearsal today and really enjoyed it!  Not sure how much else I am allowed to say!

 

Two questions, Jenny:

1. Are the sets and costumes beautiful (no need for detail - just overall impression)?

2. Which cast did you see? 
 

If you don’t feel you should answer - no problem! 😊

The jester has a relatively large role in the ballroom scene as well as appearing in the trying on of the glass slipper.

And me too with regard to Laura and the fairy godmother.  I can never get enough of her dancing … 

22 minutes ago, Jamesrhblack said:Interesting to see James Hay cast as a Sister. In Sambé’s absence, he might have seemed a suitable partner for Akane Takada.

I agree - would have loved James Hay to be Akane’s prince. I do hope he’s also dancing one of the fairy cavaliers as well as a stepsister. I also remember him being a wonderful jester last time around.

1 hour ago, Scheherezade said:

 

I saw that performance too and loved it overall but, being honest, I'd say that for me the magic came from the three amigos partnership of Corrales, Sambe and Hay, along with Matthew Ball's fabulous 'entitled public schoolboy Tybalt. I loved Hayward and Bracewell in Romeo and Juliet Beyond Words, ditto both of them in Dances at a Gathering and Swan Lake. Goodness, Bracewell will be very busy if he is to partner Kaneko, Hayward, Nunez and also, now, O'Sullivan on a regular basis.

In addition to all the wonderful partnerships being cultivated with William (and I too love them all especially Kaneko/Bracewell), I do hope room can sometimes be found for Akane on his long list.  They were outstandingly beautiful together in Swan Lake and also heart-warming in Coppelia. I would love to see them together again at some point.

I think it might be the pdd from Coppelia (seem to remember seeing that somewhere but not 100% certain).

It’s also being screened at Vue cinemas (with an encore screening on Sunday, 6th November which might help with your Coppelia clash, Jan).

1 hour ago, Mona said:

Earlier this week Christopher Wheeldon mentioned in an Instagram post that Hayward, Naghdi and Takada will be dancing the role of Tita. He writes: ”I’m grateful to be working with these three stunning artists.”

 

 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd6x2J1D7wu/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Wonderful! That’s very good news indeed. Thanks very much, Mona.

Does anyone have any inkling whether the third cast (ie Takada and Campbell) will actually be dancing this, given that I think both may have been injured fairly recently?  I have a ticket for this cast and am really hoping all is well but also rather wary since there has been no further reference to them since the casting was announced.  

3 hours ago, zxDaveM said:

 

yes, think Cinders won't be coming to the ball sadly, and we have to wonder whether the scenario of Bayadere is going to survive in these times. Would love to see Symphonic Dances (with Symphonic Variations and Symphony in C? - what a triple THAT would be!!)  as we missed out recently due to lockdowns

Yes please - sign me up for every performance of that triple bill!😀

Cinderella (however unlikely that may be), Fille, Two Pigeons, Coppelia, La Bayadere, Onegin and Manon.  Requiem, In the Night, Symphony in C, and would  love to see Liam Scarlett’s Asphodel Meadows and Symphonic Dances.  24 Preludes would also be very welcome!

This is truly awful news. Heartbreaking for his family and friends and so sad for those of us who loved his work.

Since Month in the Country, Cinderella and Giselle (all of which would be very high on my list!) have all already been ‘taken’, I’m going for La Bayadere (sorry Capybara - I know I’ve sneakily managed a few choices!! 😊)

4 hours ago, Jan McNulty said:

IWilliam Bracewell was dynamite as Troyte ... oh wow, what a comeback!

 

 

Oh fabulous!!!!!!  I've been waiting to hear that William was back, and keeping everything firmly crossed.   I'm going tonight and now even more excited.  Thank you, Jan, for being the bearer of such glad tidings!   Also, presumably looking good for Coppelia too - again keeping everything crossable crossed!

Thanks very much, Jenny. I can also be a bit iffy about choreography that’s too modern, but was impressed by the bit of rehearsal of The Cellist that was streamed on World Ballet Live. Also, for me, music is absolutely key and, from what you say, this sounds as though, musically, it will be right up my street. I’ve booked both casts and am now very much looking forward to it. Also very interested to hear that a large-ish cast will be involved as well as the obviously impressive casting of main roles!

2 hours ago, JennyTaylor said:

I went to an Insight evening on the Cellist this week and am very excited by the whole project. I'm guessing that RB fans have now seen a preview video but if not, happy to provide more details. 

Yes please, Jenny - eager to hear more, if you’re allowed to reveal anything.

42 minutes ago, Richard LH said:

Back to The Sleeping Beauty.....Akane is back and on top form !☺

Thanks Richard LH - that was the news I was waiting (and hoping) to hear!

On 22/10/2019 at 19:14, Ianlond said:

Forgot to say that Sambé and Hayward may be great together in it. I would have said James Hay if not were for (I believe) opening night & he is (unfortunately) not a Principal. 

So maybe Sambe with Hayward and James Hay with O’Sullivan? I’d be very happy with this scenario (I’ve booked for both these casts).

22 hours ago, Douglas Allen said:

Has anyone ever been to a mixed opera and ballet gala at the Royal Opera House that worked? It has always been my experience that one part fizzled out and depressed the atmosphere. The successful galas have, in my experience, been either opera or ballet. Can anyone point to one which disproves my point?

Yes - the gala that was arranged at very short notice in order to raise funds following the Tsunami in 2004.  This remains the best gala I've been to.  It had a wonderful mix of many favourites from both opera and ballet, as well as some very poignant pieces/films, and the general overall feeling that we were all there  (both performers and audience), very much pulling together, to try to help a little in such a disastrous situation.   (Otherwise, like you, I never feel that the balance is right and they never quite work - although I keep going in the hope that "this one" might be different). 

Extremely disappointed about the new Scarlett and revival of the Ratmansky. At least it mentions the Scarlett in a future season but with no such promise of the Ratmansky, so I hope it is still planned to schedule a revival.