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  1. Oh, I do agree. Wish they had at least put Alice in instead of one of these two. I know they are v.popular but...
  2. Perhaps they will give Gartside some as he stepped in wonderfully well last time.
  3. I know. I am just being literal because I could watch Ed do Mayerling for every performance - which would probably kill him!
  4. Oh, that's interesting. I saw him do Marguerite and Armand with Tamara Rojo and it was really something. I haven't seen his Mayerling other than bits on Youtube and he didn't seem to me to be a patch on Watson. Hope he doesn't grab any of Ed's performances!
  5. Well said, Ed. I thought you were far too grown up to let something so trivial bother you.
  6. My impression is that due to injury and other commitments, we have hardly seen her at all at ROH. I did manage to catch her one Giselle and saw her in Woolf Works, but that's my lot!
  7. I agree with you Janet, having bought The Times to see the article. Struck me as a filler piece and I was amazed his picture was on the front page. Edward Watson is, for me, a great artist, a real treasure and I dread the day he retires. I do not know him (unfortunately!) but cannot imagine this guy who demonstrates such maturity and grace on stage would be overly upset about comments about the colour of his hair.
  8. I have no idea what he was like 'a few years back' although I have been his devoted fan for more than eight years. I cannot believe your casual description of the Edward Watson who is, IMHO, unequalled at RB and probably anywhere else (with the exception of Kobborg in his prime) can refer to the Edward Watson we are privileged to see at ROH. He is an extraordinarily powerful dancer of great artistry and sophistication who brings emotional depth to each role he undertakes. His Mayerling is one of the great ballet experiences.
  9. A brilliant description of Osipova. She is just so intense, she blazes like a bright star so you can't take your eyes off her. I haven't seen anyone else with that quality.
  10. i I'm sure you are right but don't know much about him other than that I can see the strength of his technique. Any ideas of roles that would play to his strengths? He is certainly lovely looking - real Prince Charming material.
  11. I didn't and I wouldn't. I expressed a personal point of view whilst wondering where the 'dislike' of Macrae referred to had featured.
  12. It's also incomprehensible to me because, search though I might, I cannot find any 'dislike' of Macrae. Surely regular audiences are entitled to express their preferences - in the certain knowlege that what floats the boat for some, will not hit the spot with others. I don't think Macrae or Osipova are like Marmite. Speaking only for myself, I adore both of them and am thrilled when I see them on the cast list. Osipova's one performance of Giselle which I was lucky enough to see had me walking on air for days. Similarly, Macrae in Winter's Tale last week simply fizzed with excitement and I adored him in Wolf Works. However, I did not especially admire his Romeo or Salenko's Juliet but that it not to say they weren't fantastic because they were. They just didn't tug my heart strings in the way that Watson always does, ditto Kobborg and Cojocaru. I see the same quality developing in Hayward and look forward to her becoming a Principal. Muntagirov also has it. For the same reasons I don't rush to see Sarah Lamb because I find her cold, but her performance in Winter's Tale with Macrae was amazing and I loved every minute. I think we all want to take different things from our dance experiences and I look for an emotional connection which is why I don't go to ballets like Don Quixote or Jewels. Surely it is one of the great strengths of RB that it has dancers of different strengths - all briliant but each with their own special magic. The only dancer I would put in the 'not keen' category is Matthew Golding who, for me, simply doesn't fit with RB. His pairing with Hayward in RJ I thought was a mistake and I am not sure how he is going to develop in the company. He was a sure-footed partner to Osipova in Giselle but did not add much to the narrative. Please lets not construe preferences as criticism.
  13. I haven't seen any 'spiteful jibes' against Ms. Salenko. I have seen people expressing a viewpoint with which I am in agreement: that she is a wonderful dancer but one who does not move me emotionally. I feel exactly the same about Macrae. His name on the bill guarantees my interest but he doesn't always engage me. He is wonderful in Winter's Tale, breathtaking in Woolf Works but, for me, not a natural Romeo.
  14. Yes, really annoying. This is my favourite ballet and I want to see Watson more than once and at least one other - all in the space of fourteen days! Irritating.
  15. What a wonderfully informative post. I always learn so much. I have also wondered about Macrae and why he is so wedded to Salenko. I agree about the amount of upcoming talent which is a great blessing to RB and the audience. When Watson goes there is going to be a tremendous gap and I wonder who will fill it. I cannot help but think that amongst the men there have been one or two poor choices in the recent past. I mean no disrespect but I still don't really see why Golding was brought in.
  16. Have just seen the news that Mayerling is back in the autumn so my cup runneth over! I wonder who will dance Rudolph apart from Watson now that Pennefather and Kobborg have both left? Bennet Gartside was rather good last run and I presume Muntagirov may do the role but any ideas who amongst the younger ones might take it on?
  17. Oh-my-god! You have made my day. Thank you so much. May I ask how you know? Walking on air! I shall divert Bolshoi budget to six Mayerlings.
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