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  1. Scheherezade
    As with the opening night (and, I imagine, the other performances), the corps and the three solo shades were all wonderful. I also felt that the two leading ladies were better balanced tonight. We know from her Giselle that Osipova can be heartbreaking and she filled that brief tonight. Nunez brought lyricism to her Gamzatti - a more measured desperation than the calculation of Osipova's more obviously bitchy Gamzatti. Both were terrific. And Corrales ... What a debut! Ardour, bravado, great partnering skills delivered with attentiveness, care and maturity. I felt that he and Osipova really worked well as a partnership which bodes well for their Don Q performances. Loved it!
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    The ROH has announced that Antonio Pappano will extend his tenure until 2023 and, having been in situ since 2002, will be the longest serving music director by the end of the 2018/19 season.
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    I seem to recall Nureyev describing Dowell as the finest classical dancer in the world. How wonderful if Corrales and Muntagirov can recreate even a little of the Nureyev/Dowell vibe.
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    Whilst Muntagirov is no Nureyev on the charisma front - but, then, who is? - I find that he brings his own brand of understated charisma. In his ENB days, whilst his dancing was sublime, his characterisation needed development. That soon changed and his nobility, generosity of spirit and overall breathtaking technique are imbued with a charisma all of their own.
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    Still feeling too emotional to write anything and anything I could write couldn't come close to what has already been said. My goodness, the company is on fire! From the corps, through the soloists to the incomparable leading ladies. With Mr Muntagirov weaving Va-dreams beyond belief. And now to bed ...
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    So true, Annamk, it was all in the nuances, wasn't it? For me, at least, that is what made this partnership and this performance so extraordinary, and one that will stay with me for a long time. It wasn't contrived, it wasn't try-hard, it was captivating, mesmerising and utterly convincing.
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    I remember her from the Operalia final a few years ago. And voted for her. She was outstanding then and more so now. And, of course, we have had her fabulous performances in The Ring . And not to forget Jamie Barton, who was also outstanding.
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    Yes, to all your reactions, Capybara. Mendizabal was affecting. And it was good to see Kish making a positive impression, something that I have only previously experienced in abstract rather than dramatic roles. The portrayals of this cat were a triumph of honesty over artifice.
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    I also noticed the very marked improvement in the brass section. Who could fail to? I had to smile, though, when the surtitles came up referring to 'the terrible trumpets'.
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    I, too, found Bonelli and Morera utterly heartrending. What struck me most was how natural they were. Both performances seemed completely uncontrived, something that, to me, made the emotional arc that much more compelling.What an empathetic dancer Morera is, and how under-rated. I found myself noticing the little things, such as the flutter of her hands when she was first alone with Rudolf and I loved the youthfulness and spontaneity that seared through her portrayal. And what a perfect foil for the entitled, lost boy loneliness that defined Bonelli's Rudolf. This was a prince who suggested something of the qualities that must at one time have engaged Bratfisch' desolate devotion.
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    I walked through without a single ticket check, both at the start and after the intervals. The ushers on duty smiled very pleasantly and just let me through. Perhaps it was because I looked particularly purposeful and made a point of smiling back.
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    It was, indeed, wonderful - the soloists, the chorus, the orchestra, Pappano ... There were times when I could barely breathe. Absolute heaven!
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    As a matter of interest, and since access to the public areas is not patrolled in any way by ushers, what happens to latecomers? Does anyone direct them either to the big screen or to spare boxes any more?
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    True, but if the musicians' hearing is the point in issue ...
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    Thanks also for this information, which is also good to know. I must admit that I could not understand how freeing up the area helped the musicians from an auditory point of view. And presumably the availability of these seats for the Russian summer ballet performances is due to the fact that the average noise level over any given week is minimised by the absence of opera.
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    Thank you, Bluebird, it is good to know why the emails have stopped.
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    I used to love those seats and for a while the ROH/Friends used to email post-rehearsal and in advance of the performances as and when any of them were subsequently released. This no longer happens although from time to time I have seen audience members in these seats. The last time was for Solomon last week. Not a peep from the ROH.
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    My Wagner marathon was at the top of the house and tickets were checked at the ground floor entrance to the lifts after every interval. Essentially, the checks seem to be carried out wherever the public areas give way to access to the auditorium but bags are not checked anywhere, with no contingency plans currently in place to tighten up this procedure.
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    We actually asked about this at yesterday's Die Walkure and were told categorically that, no, bag searches would not be carried out in future.
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    How lovely, Swanprincess. The mark of a truly generous nature.
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    Just as worrying, if not more so, is the effect that that the behaviour of the BBC in the Cliff Richard matter may have upon the freedom of the press in the future. And sorry to sound dense but what is the Simon May debacle about?
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    The Choe/Campbell 2 Pigeons pairing was fabulous last time round, so glad its being revived!
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    Mmm, but way too self-indulgent.
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    Mark Baldwin choreographed Handel's The Creation for Rambert. And didn't Mark Morris also use Handel's oratiorios?
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    I loved the guitar concerto and was fascinated by Milos Karadaglic's recollections about his interaction with Talbot whilst the piece was being developed. Sadly, I just don't find Talbot a memorable ballet composer.
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