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  1. penelopesimpson
    Telegraph review confirms all my worst fears about Lamb as Juliet I am seeing Salenko and Macrae on Thursday but am going to return my ticket for the Lamb Muntagirov production on October 1. I mean no disrespect to Sarah Lamb who has a strong following, but we each have our personal favourites and she has never moved me as a dancer. As the reviewer identifies, she is the wrong choice for Juliet, IMPO. I wish Mr. O'Hare had given Osipovas performances to Hayward and Cuthbertson who both convey the emotion that I look for. This means, of course, that a fearsome responsibility hangs on the slender shoulders of anyone who tackles the role. And on Saturday night – the first of the Royal Ballet’s autumn season – that fine dancer Sarah Lamb served up a Juliet of physical grace, lightness and technical polish, but also of disappointing emotional distance and chill. There is little about her here to suggest an Italian, in the first flush of womanhood, ecstatically engulfed by the flames of true love. On initially encountering Steven McRae’s quicksilver Romeo, her Juliet reacts with same sort of mild-mannered happiness with which she earlier greets her intended, Ryoichi Hirano’s gallant Paris.
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    'taking up the slack' is hardly a motivating marketing ploy! Ticket prices are now terribly high and people expect star appeal. That may not be right but it is a fact. I attend regularly but made a point of booking for Osipova as well as Salenko and Macrae. Maybe I'm being picky, but I am now left with a ticket for Sarah Lamb which is not what I wanted.
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    In principal I agree with you but I am a ballet lover and open to new experiences. That said, however, ticket prices are now so high that audiences expect a sprinkling of stars and however good the existing Principals and however promising the youngsters, there really is only Osipova in the top category. That is too much weight for one person, particularly somebody who has more than their fair share of injuries. By all means move people through the ranks - and I look forward to Francesca Hayward as a Principal - but in the meantime I would like to see somebody of the calibre of Alina Cojocaru return. I was devastated when she left and still believe there was no good reason for it to happen.
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    That would have been a great choice. Has anyone seen Lamb's Juliet as I will now be watching her rather than Osipova? I know she well liked but she never does it for me .
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    With Osipova out, again, the female Principals at ROH are looking thin on the ground. How about a call to the much missed Alina who should never have left.
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    Even before I got this news it had crossed my mind that she was spreading herself rather thin. I wish her all the best. Was so pleased to have got R&J tickets to see her. Wish I had gone for Naghdi and Ball now. And to cap it all, Sarah Lamb is my least favourite Principal.
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    Isn't it a bit weird having a Principal Dancer who has visa problems?
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    No. Love Hayward but Golding leaves me cold. So often the pairings at the moment seem to be one front ranker and another not so loved. Annoying when one considers the cost of seats.
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    I was there on their last night and couldn't stop crying at the end. I still have no idea why they went and why RB seemed to make little effort to keep them. Osipova is fab as is Ed Watson and Steven Macrae but there is no couple at RB anywhere near their standard.
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    Thanks for the info. I just don't get much from Matthew Golding. Why is Ed Watson dancing so little this season when he has been in superlative form?
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    Do tell us who? I would have booked for Hayward's R&J but Matthew Golding doesn't do it for me. She was wonderful with Edward Watson in Manon but I don't think he dances Romeo
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    You make a good point. I've just paid £127 for a Grand Tier seat.
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    I am with you there. It is frightening how much I spent yesterday so Raven Girl was not even a consideration. I loved Woolf Works and would happily see it again. Come on RB, time to bid Raven goodnight and thank-you. Anybody else noticed how little Watson is dancing this coming season? I am heartbroken.
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    Oh dear, rare to meet a non-Watson fan. For me he is sublime. But so agree with you about Raven Girl. Surely they should cut their losses and quietly can this one?
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    Thanks for that I will. Has anyone seen Salenko and Macrae together? Las year saw Watson and Hayward in Manon and it was a wonderful combination. I do hope they will bring back Mayerling whilst EW is still at the height of his powers. His first night is still one of the great experiences of my life.
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    Yes, I got one. I have never seen him before so decided it was a must-buy! Have you seen him?
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    Yes, he was wonderful. I loved. And in Song of the Earth
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    I got online surprisingly easily this morning (Chrome) but was amazed how little was left. I pounced on one Osipova/Muntagirov R&J and am now dithering over Salenko and Macrae or Yagdhi and Ball. Does the Friends booking date get earlier each season? (Was also booking opera and the two performances Jonas Kaufmann is giving were gone in about ten minutes flat!
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    Disappointed to see so few appearances for Edward Watson in the forthcoming season. Whilst it is pleasing to have the return of Winter's Tale and I have just managed to get a ticket for Osipova in Romeo and Juliet, I don't want to see Raven Girl (once was more than enough) and Flight of a Faun left me cold last time. Poor Edward.
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    Not rambling, really interesting. I only wish I could have enjoyed my evening as much as you did. I am afraid Faun does nothing for me and Melissa Hamilton (in this) even less. In the Night was just flat. Okay, Song I did enjoy but overall the evening was a big rien.
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    Oh dear. 'Wrong kind of audience, again?!'
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    Could see some lights from my seat
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    Surprised they're bringing Faun back so soon. I will give it a miss.
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    Awful problem last night with woman videoing performance. I was in Row A Stalls Circle and she kept her phone light right the way three the first act. Then she used the camera immediately the performance finished. ROH need to get on top of this. Their announcement that photography is forbidden is not enough. They should state 'PHONES AND CAMERAS MUST NOT BE USED OR TURNED ON AT ANY TIME IN THE AUDITORIUM.
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