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  1. Fonty
    Regarding roles, did anyone mention Franz in Coppelia? His performance with the wonderful Morera was one of the best I have seen. They both have had a real gift for comedy, and were genuinely funny.
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    Enjoy everyone. Sorry I cannot be there.
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    I agree with you with regard to the programme. It wouldn't have been my first choice of MacMillan one act ballet combinations, but I take the view that anything slightly different makes a refreshing change from yet another Swan Lake. However, I do get the feeling that some of these triple bills are put together purely because they are "heritage", rather than because it is felt they will be an excellent display of the both the dancers' and the choreographer's (or choreographers') talents.
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    You mean there are trains that go somewhere other than London??
  5. Fonty
    A slightly contentious view perhaps, but I do wonder why, if the programme has been relatively poorly publicised and there are only 6 performances anyway, they are bothering to stage it in the first place? It doesn't matter whether it is 6 or 16, the same amount of rehearsal time will be needed for the dancers actually involved. Is it some box ticking exercise? "Oh, we are being criticised for not doing enough of the heritage works, so let's dig out some stuff we haven't done for a long time. And it doesn't matter if it doesn't sell well, because we have umpteen performances of Swan Lake coming up, and that always sells like hot cakes."
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    I developed my passion for ballet when I went to see Swan Lake at the age of 5. It very much depends on the child, of course, but if he has asked to go, then I would say it is perfect for him.. Incidentally, as an introduction for adults who know very little about ballet, SL is probably too "balletic". I always think that something much more dramatic is better for them. Romeo and Juliet is an excellent choice, I think.
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    @Missfrankiecat I did see the wonderful Mr Campbell last week, so I said my farewells then.
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    Well, every time I have been on the only thing available has been a box. Or half a box, I am not quite sure, but at £560 I am not really very interested.
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    I think I shall wait until I have seen the Ashton triple bill again. I couldn't go to the last one, but I have seen some less than excellent performances of some of his ballets over the past few years.
  10. Fonty
    As someone who has never tweeted or X'd, is this the sole source of publicity now for the ROH? I haven't seen any posters in the tube, although I saw ones for Manon. Nor have I received an email about it. The majority of emails I do receive are about the various opera productions.
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    @Linnzi5 You really are lucky. I can guarantee that wherever I sit, unless I am in the front row of the amphitheatre, that someone huge will sit in front of me. And worse still, they always come in at the last moment, just before the curtain goes up.
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    I think it is extremely anti social for very tall people to book seats in the front few rows. My husband is tall, and he usually slouches down in his seat in any theatre. But sadly not many tall people do. I think there should be special performances for short people. Height limit 5' 4".
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    I must admit my heart sank when I read the headline, as I thought he was bringing in a new one for the BRB. As I think that this production is by far the best one around, I felt really anxious when I clicked on the link. I was quite relieved when I saw that it is for Acosta Danza.
  14. Fonty
    Me too. I cannot remember the last time I got an email with an offer in it.
  15. Fonty
    Having watched these clips I have an ear worm now. Will be humming the music for the rest of the evening.
  16. Fonty
    Requiem is beautiful, but it is also very sad. I haven't seen it for years, but I remember seeing it with Leanne Benjamin years ago and thinking it was wonderful. In order to find out more about the other ballets, I did a web search which took me straight to the Kenneth MacMillan web page. Very interesting and informative, and why on earth the ROH couldn't have taken a couple of sentences from the information about each ballet, or even provided a web link I do now know.
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    I think the one thing we can say with complete assurance is that two out of the three ballets will not exactly be a bunch of laughs. I am assuming that Dances Concertantes will be the first of the triple, which will lure those unfamiliar with the other works into thinking this will be a feel good evening.
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    It must be very hard for someone who was being nurtured under one AD, and then gets ignored when a new one is appointed. I won't mention any names in case it isn't allowed, but there was one female dancer who was being given excellent roles, including leading ones, under Monica Mason. Then there was a change, and those opportunities seemed to vanish. That must be terrible for an artist, to have something apparently within your grasp, and then have it effectively snatched away. You are still the same person, dancing in the same way, but suddenly it doesn't seem to be good enough any more.
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    Oh ok, fair enough. I don't want to cause a problem. However, the ROH won't be reading my private messages (or emails).....
  20. Fonty
    Even so @alison They go into a chap's bedroom. I mean, is nothing sacred??
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    Did they? I've just scrolled back and I can't see anything like that. But even so, I don't see why on earth not. Could someone who knows it PM me? And if even that is not allowed, then if someone who knows it sends me a message, I will give them my email address. Edited to add that I have just received an email from the ROH. Alas, it doesn't mention any ticket reductions, it is another wretched survey. Which I will dutifully fill in.
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    Is there a promotion code? And if so, what is it??
  23. Fonty
    With regard to last night's performance, I thought the scene where the Gaoler gives Manon the bracelet and subsequently forces himself upon her looked as though it was done differently to that performed in the cinema broadcast? Also, I am always puzzled at the ease with which GM and Lescaut gain access to Des Grieux's lodgings. Do they just barge in, or do they bribe the serving women?
  24. Fonty
    No I haven't, not yet. I was hoping there would be an offer.
  25. Fonty
    Could you see all the SCS places @PeterS ? If you can draw me a floor plan, and show that you counted every single space....then I might consider sending the tenner. Actually, it doesn't really matter if these people were in a cheap seat or an expensive one. The point is they left after the first act. They seemed to be saying that the performance wasn't a good one, and they gave the impression they were cutting their losses and going home early. I think these people must have been a bit mad, to be honest. And occupying places that dedicated Campbell fans would have killed for.
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