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  1. Fiona
    I absolutely agree with the posts above! A truly wonderful performance, with Osipova just brilliant and Reece Clarke a fantastic Des Grieux, such beautiful lines, and the two of them living their parts. Gary Avis a suitably creepy GM, and Campbell and Magri excellent, plus the Corps and everyone in it. How lovely it is, too, to hear such cheering for the Orchestra as well as for the performers. So well deserved.
  2. Fiona
    I love to see Naghdi and Ball dance together. As they both went through the Royal Ballet School from the beginning, their lines and positions match each other beautifully. They really are a class act!
  3. Fiona
    I remember Oliver Symons in the Gala Celebration when the ROH reopened in 1999. He performed one of the Ugly Sisters in the duet from Act 2 of Cinderella when they exit then re-enter holding the oranges, with a travelling step, nodding their heads. (If you know the ballet it will be familiar to you, and the music is unforgettable!) He was also seen backstage trying on new shoes for the event.
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    I do wish that they would release a DVD Blu-ray of Cuthbertson's Swan Lake. I thought she was wonderful in it. Are there going to be no other cast DVD releases of Swan Lake, just Nunez and Muntigirov?
  5. Fiona
    Well, I am heartbroken that it won't be Reece Clarke as the male lead in Diamonds, and Anna Rose O'Sullivan will not be dancing the Fille Mal Gardee pdd! (I had hopes she had time for a quick change before the new work she's in.)
  6. Fiona
    My 'wishful thinking' would be (as Cinderella): Hayward, O'Sullivan, Naghdi or Takada.
  7. Fiona
    Surely Wheeldon has more "Dancing" in his productions than McGregor?
  8. Fiona
    Yes, I always feel that the dancing area in Act 1 is cramped. The scenery seems to encroach too much, and there is too much of it. Personally, I was very impressed with Lauren Cuthbertson's Odile. I thought she came on stage for the pdd with all guns blazing! I loved Nadia Mullova-Barley's Spanish dance, also I always enjoy Isabella Gasparini whenever she performs. Her smile lights up the stage!
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    Yes, it's great that they are British, and also both trained at the Royal Ballet School all their lives. Many, many congratulations to them both. So well deserved, I am truly delighted for them and the Royal Ballet.
  10. Fiona
    Will it be shown online, do you know? I do hope so!
  11. Fiona
    I loved "The Royal Ballet in Cuba" too! So interesting, and great to see the dancers of the RB Company approximately 12 years ago. I believe it was made in 2009? It is well worth a watch.
  12. Fiona
    I am greatly looking forward to this! Having read the book I am wondering how all the special effects will be achieved! However with the magician Bob Crowley costumes and set designs, Natasha Katz in charge of lighting, a new score by Joby Talbot, (the same team as for Alice Adventures in Wonderland and Winter's Tale), plus the whole production by Christopher Wheeldon, I have no doubt it will be spectacular, with wonderful dancing.
  13. Fiona
    I get the Dancing Times, mainly because the editor, Jonathan Gray, reviews each and every RB cast in their productions, which is the main reason I buy it! I also greatly appreciate reading all the opinions on this forum, and seeing the wonderful curtain call photos!
  14. Fiona
    How lovely to see that Julia Roscoe and Isabel Lubach were Big Swans last night! They performed together as the 2 little girls in Act 1 of Sir Anthony Dowell's production of Swan Lake, on DVD with Nunez and Soares, in 2009.
  15. Fiona
    I wonder what Mr Crisp would have thought about today's Royal Ballet dancers? Surely he would have been impressed?
  16. Fiona
    Yes! I believe Anna Rose O'Sullivan cleverly performed the diagonal pirouettes this way in the Tchaikovsky PDD with Sambe. I first saw this feat performed by Tiler Peck in NYCB.
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    I like Joby Talbot's scores for Alice and Winter's Tale very much. They are melodic and fit the stories beautifully, in my opinion. I anticipate a good score for the next one: Like Water for Chocolate.
  18. Fiona
    Personally speaking, I find the ROH wigs far superior to those used at the Bolshoi and Mariinsky companies. (Especially those for the Corps dancers.)
  19. Fiona
    I am amazed at how the number of rotations has increased through the years. It used to be that a double jump for the Ladies was the maximum, now they're performing triples, and how long before they emulate the Men with quadruples? Will the Men soon attempt a 5 rotation jump? There must be a limit some day, surely?!
  20. Fiona
    Sambe and O'Sullivan in the Tchaikovsky Pdd will definitely be my highlight in the next online performance on November 13th! After their fabulous appearance in 'Fille' in the 'Back on Stage' programme, I can't wait!
  21. Fiona
    Sorry, I got my CD and DVD mixed up! I meant to say that I did have a video of the 1999 Gala, and wish they would put it on to a DVD. (Or even have it on the BBC for viewing.)
  22. Fiona
    Yes, the 1999 reopening gala was fantastic. Anthony Dowell assembled a brilliant look-back at the RB catalogue of works through the years, beautifully and carefully presented. I wish it was available too, (also Dreams to Reality which was great.) As far as I remember, the first Opera section of the Gala consisted of the opera singers lined up on stage with musical scores in their hands from which they sang. In contrast, Anthony Dowell stole the show! I did have a DVD of the performance, but no CD seems to have been issued, unfortunately.
  23. Fiona
    Plus Luke Heydon as Dr Coppelius, who is brilliant!
  24. Fiona
    I am a fan! I have the CD of Alice and enjoy all the various sections which are so explicit and memorable, to me, of the plot lines in the story. I would probably buy a CD of A Winter's Tale, too, if there was one available. Quite honestly, I thing that the production team of Wheeldon's 3 Act ballets could not be bettered. Bob Crowley is also brilliant, plus Natasha Katz with her lighting and effects. (I can't wait for the new one!)
  25. Fiona
    Thank you very much, oncnp. That's it. Great!
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