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Manon, Royal Ballet Winter 2024
Scheherezade replied to MJW's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Gorgeous photos, Rob S.- 996 replies
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Royal Ballet - Swan Lake 2024
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I was just about to ask: Anybody? -
Royal Ballet - Swan Lake 2024
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And many years ahead of him so lucky us. -
Manon, Royal Ballet Winter 2024
Scheherezade replied to MJW's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Well, who knew? I certainly didn’t.- 996 replies
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ROH booking discussion - summer 2024
Scheherezade replied to Blossom's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
It suits The Trocks very well. And the sightlines are good pretty much everywhere. -
Royal Ballet - Swan Lake 2024
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Manon, Royal Ballet Winter 2024
Scheherezade replied to MJW's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I came round to Calvin’s Des Grieux more slowly than others and, like JohnS, I liked Act 3 best, largely, I’d say, because I felt more of his personality came through, something that was missing for me in the earlier acts. I agree with Sim on his Act 3 partnering. Those double twists and the last minute catches as Melissa plunged head first to the ground were breathtaking and I felt that his hesitation and confusion on setting foot on Louisiana soil was perfectly judged, ditto the alarm and initial lack of comprehension as to what to do next on killing the gaoler. Here, as in the earlier acts, Melissa’s Manon was the primary moving force, which felt very much as it should be since her magnificent Manon was the author of her own destiny from her first steps down from the carriage in Act 1 to her defiant tussle with the gaoler in Act 3. More puppeteer than puppet, hers was a Manon who knew her worth, her power and what she wanted and who was prepared to do whatever it took to get it. A blazing independent spirit who wasn’t prepared to give up until her very last breath. This was James Hay’s first Lescaut for me and what a Lescaut! It was on another level and without doubt worth my ticket price - and the price of a far more expensive ticket - alone. And, yes, I was also impressed by Lukas BB’s gaoler. He is showing himself to be a fine actor, something that is always welcome.- 996 replies
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Manon, Royal Ballet Winter 2024
Scheherezade replied to MJW's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Richard LH, don’t be confused - not completely, not even a little bit - because you are absolutely right. Mind you, by that point I was confused too so it wasn’t just you.- 996 replies
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Manon, Royal Ballet Winter 2024
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Nooooooo!!!! I post no more ... 😮- 996 replies
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Manon, Royal Ballet Winter 2024
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Thanks for picking that up, and that will teach me to check what I’ve written before posting. I actually meant to say she had to miss Vadim and Fumi but was totally wowed by Alex and Frankie. 😅- 996 replies
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Manon, Royal Ballet Winter 2024
Scheherezade replied to MJW's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
I haven’t posted re Saturday evening’s Manon but wanted to say a big thank you to the fairy godmother that magicked up tickets for me and a friend who had to miss Vadim and Frankie through illness. I was so glad to have the chance to see one of Alex‘s last two performances and that he was dancing with Frankie - many happy memories of their other performances together - and it lived up to and surpassed all my expectations. Alex always brings something different to his performances and Saturday was no exception. His Act 1 DG wasn’t going to be pushed around by Lescaut and his earlier Act 1 solos also showed someone who knew his own mind, something that he carried into Act 2 where, despite his dejection, it was always clear that he wasn’t going to give up on Manon or be pushed aside by the competition. As with the other casts - and they have all been so good it is really hard to choose a favourite - the heartbreak grew to a devastating Act 3 climax and one that was propelled both by DG’s determination to bring Manon to safety and the wonderful chemistry and mutual trust shared by him and Frankie, whose Manon was utterly breathtaking. The standing ovation from where I was standing was pretty much instantaneous - I had to move to an aisle to see any of the curtain calls - and I’d agree with the posters who suggested that it didn’t seem to be the response of a partisan fan crowd there to say their farewells. So glad and yet so sad. I can’t believe I will never see Alex dance again at the RB or see him and Frankie dance together again. Too soon! Too soon by far!- 996 replies
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I thought he was really starting to come into his own just before his last injury. Having always enjoyed him in the virtuoso roles, and following on from his performances in LWFC where for me he totally stole the show, it came as something of a surprise to me just how good his Siegfried was in the last SL run.
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For sale: RB Manon Tuesday March 5 eve SCS
Scheherezade replied to J_New's topic in Ticket Exchange & Special Offers
Hi Jacky. If the ticket is still free, I would like it. Will PM. -
I never get the offers. I have always assumed that it’s because I don’t buy expensive tickets and it doesn’t bother me particularly because even the discounted prices are more than I would generally be prepared to pay but there could be that time, and I do feel that it really isn’t good enough to offer discounts to selected individuals only. They should be offered to all Friends and to everyone else who regularly buys tickets. They have our details, what’s the difficulty here?
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The ROH booking website - what can we do?
Scheherezade replied to Geoff's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Personally, I'd rather have a website that worked without hiccups from the outset than one that told me what I already knew. -
ROH booking discussion - summer 2024
Scheherezade replied to Blossom's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Wasn't that wonderful! And why can't we have more of the same/similar? -
Tamara Rojo at San Francisco Ballet
Scheherezade replied to miliosr's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I have a lot of respect for what Tamara Rojo has achieved but honouring much loved retirees does seem a matter of common courtesy. -
NYCB at Sadler's Wells - 07-10 March 2024
Scheherezade replied to SheilaC's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Me three. -
Manon, Royal Ballet Winter 2024
Scheherezade replied to MJW's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Yes, he's someone else with a strong and appealing stage presence.- 996 replies
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ROH booking discussion - summer 2024
Scheherezade replied to Blossom's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Thus is so true! Far too much time wasted going from one date to another searching out seats that turn out to be unavailable and losing others in the process.