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    Have just read the whole of the printed article. Laura Thompson undermines her piece by stating that it is the Hungarian officer who return to harass Rudolf just as he is about to kill himself when it is, of course, his valet Loschek, Prince Philip of Coburg and Count Hoyos.
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    Edward Watson as Rudolf - simply stupendous. A thousand bravos.
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    £40 tickets for tonight now on sale at the Leicester Square tickets booth at the reduced price of £15. Go buy!!!!
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    Just back from tonight's rehearsal. Of course, any detailed comment would be out of order until the performance itself. But I wanted to say that it is a cracking show. Please don't let misjudged advertising get in the way - especially since there now seem to be a number of ticket offers to take advantage of.
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    Does anyone remember the booing at the early performances of Kenneth MacMillan's The Judas Tree? Those who booed were clearly shocked by the subject of the ballet. I was shocked by them and, as I recall, the dancers flinched at the sound and looked in bewilderment at one another.
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    I have spoken to a few Carabosses and dancers portraying other baddies and they 'take' the boos as a real compliment. In fairness, there are often cheers for them as well. Unfortunately the boos for Roberta could be heard near to the front of auditorium
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    If what is said in the link provided by John above is correct - i.e. that ballet dancers' visas can be fast-tracked - it is difficult to understand the problems ENB seems to experience (last year with Vadim; this year with Jonah). Rumour has it that Ivan has had a very short lead in in terms of rehearsal time for what is a very difficult piece. He will no doubt acquit himself really well but it is a tough call when his performance is being set alongside that of Nicholas le Riche who has danced the role for years and is, in Tamara's words, its best exponent. [Re my earlier post about mixed threads......thank you Alison and Janet for explaining why this one cannot be disentangled.]
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    This is a prize example of what can happen on balletcoforum. A particular topic begets a comment which, in turn, gives rise to an extended debate on another subject entirely. I mention this not to be critical of the contributors above but because it seems a pity that the later interchange is being carried on under an inappropriate heading and might thus be missed by some readers. Perhaps there is some magic which a moderator/administrator can bring to bear to subdivide the discussion from the news about Ivan Putrov?
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    Front Stalls tickets now available from the Coliseum Box Office for the matinee on Friday 19th April for £30 instead of £67.
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    Thank you afds and Angela for posting news about Sarafanov's and Novikova's guest performances. Any such information in the future will be very much appreciated.
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    Whoops. Apologies to all and especially Frankie.
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    Unfortunately, Laura Morera is injured and is being replaced as Gamzatti by Yuhui Choe (Friday 12th April) and now Francesca Howard is out of Mayerling. It is such a shame for these dancers.
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    Due to injury, Yuhui is now replacing Laura Morera as Gamzatti tomorrow night (Friday 12th April). [see ROH website.] To say that Yuhui is having a busy week is an understatement.
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    I agree. Still re-living that performance 2 weeks after the event. Novikova's airiness was all the more exquisite because it wasn't tricksy, just totally other-worldly. I have long believed that the Royal Ballet should 'go quality shopping' in Russia and am very pleased indeed that Kevin O'Hare has made the first move with Osipova. If only he had seen Sarafanov and Novikova.......!
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    Absolutely agree. He is, I think, aged about 30 but looks far younger and would add a real touch of stardust to the Royal Ballet. He was reported as leaving the Mariinsky in search of a wider repertoire - and where better to find that than at the RB. [but, alas, I did not spot Kevin O'Hare in the audience for that wonderful performance of Giselle on 29th March.] [Apologies, I do not seem to be able to quote Meunier without repeating the clip.]
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    I just wanted to applaud Yuhui Choe's Gamzatti last night. Seemingly cast against type (she was a sublime Nikiya a few years ago) her dancing and portrayal were superb in my view. I enjoyed Hikaru and Nehemiah also but, as is so often the case, Yuhui's artistry seemed to be in a different league.
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    The latest ROH magazine (previously called About the House) includes an article entitled Carlos Does Quixote. The following extract seems to merit quoting here: And to the dancers, here's a bit of advice. Acosta is expecting you to push yourselves like never before..............(reference to Bolshoi productions)......."This ballet requires a different kind of dancing and I want my casts to perform outside their comfort zone and exceed their own expectations".
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    The Express piece represents journalism at its shoddy, careless worst. Such lack of professionalism has, unfortunately, characterised so much of what has been written about Sergei Polunin and, indeed, the Sergei Filin situation.
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    Don't forget that Vasiliev danced free of charge with ENB in the special circumstances of paying a tribute to Roland Petit (in Jeune Homme et a Mort) immediately after the choreographer's death in 2011.
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    This part of the report mentioned above is very interesting in relation to ENB - to quote: The artistic director also hinted that she hoped to work with Polunin in the near future. "I hope so, he wants to come," she said. "There are some plans but with Sergei you can never publish them because you never know, so I will be very careful before I announce them."
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    No worries about having enough Kitris for Carlos's Don Q now then!
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    I thought that this ballet was advertised as featuring Sarafanov and Semionova. Please could someone report on the casting and the performance?
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    I am glad that Alison has been brave enough to "tell it how it was" in relation to ivan's dancing. Aware that he may be in pain, I am reluctant to be too critical but I thought he rather lumbered around and his fancy leaps appeared gratuitous and often ugly. Natalia, on the other hand. was wondrous to behold. The story, such as it was, was surely representative of its time and the ballet, therefore, might once have been ahead of its time. I was glad to have paid only a standby price for the 70 minutes of mainly ensemble dancing that Laurencia comprises. The Mikhailovsky should, perhaps, have combined it with a short 'opener'. After all, the majority of the audience had paid around £1 a minute for the show. As far as the season to date is concerned, the beauty of Olesya Novikova's Giselle and Leonid Sarafanov's Count will be the abiding memory for me - not all the flashy stuff.
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    Going back to ENB's new image, I regret to report that the ads. for Ecstasy and Death in the weekend papers did not, on the basis of asking friends, immediately cause people to register that it was a programme of ballet which was being promoted. The umbrella title itself did not appeal to them either. And, in previous weeks, there have been quite large spreads of the Vivienne Westwood - clothed photos which have made no reference at all to upcoming shows.
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