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  1. Timmie
    So many possible jokes LinMM, please everyone, exercise some self-control.
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    Oh, doesn't everyone get that already then? Is it only the Grand Tier?
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    That made me laugh out loud on the train on my way home - may have woken some of my inebriated fellow travellers. (A harsh but not entirely unfair criticism).
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    I didn't get that . I need people to explain stuff for me. Thank goodness for ballet forum!
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    Definitely a mixed bag mixed bill (last night), Unknown Soldier was OK to watch once but wouldn’t want to see again (though I will be… might take my sunglasses 😎). Infra, OK and quite exciting to watch, I would be happy to see it again but wouldn’t go just for it (Beatriz Stix-Brunell made me 😢 as the ‘lone girl’). As I sat down after the second interval I was contemplating returning my Monday ticket. As soon as the curtain went up all thoughts of that were gone. There were lots of laughs when the curtain went up and I interpreted these as sheer relief after the gloom of before and approval of what was on the stage. Symphony in C, totally amazing (only the second time I’ve seen it) and reminded me of why I go to the ballet. Yuhui Choe and Anna Rose O’Sullivan were definitely the stand outs, though everyone was fab as far as I was concerned. Re all the youngsters, and there were a lot, two or three different groups maybe, I heard one of them mention “a choreography lesson tomorrow” and most if not all did stay until the end. They were being ‘rounded up’ in the Amphi bar when I was putting my coat on. Very well behaved and well-mannered as others have said.
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    I think they've been trying out different ticket checking methods and this looks like the current favourite. It sort of makes sense, person A checks validity of ticket and person B provides directions if needed. In both my recent visits person B has been an usher I have seen over several years and probably is best placed to know exactly where the seats are.
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    I think that the Lilac Fairy is probably her Legal Guardian and is able to give permission as the kiss is for medical reasons.
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    That looks amazing. But will they announce the casting before we have to book the tickets .
  9. Timmie
    I also find the ‘skid marks’ strangely distracting. Could Aya not pop out with a wet wipe?
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    Mayara Magri did have the role of "Gypsy Girl" in Two Pigeons back in Dec 2015 and very good she was. The only Don Q I've booked is for Magri on the basis of that performance and I am expecting great things .
  11. Timmie
    Sorry, not clear was I . The big TVs they have around the place showing ballet clips have a ticker type display across the bottom with the cast changes (like the breaking news on TV).
  12. Timmie
    Mayara Magri replaced by Fumi Kaneko as one of the D'Jampee dancers and Mayara Magri replaced by Gina Storm Jensen in the Pas D'action.
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    Do they show the cast changes in the Amphi anywhere? I didn't see any changes until I went downstairs and saw the scrolling ticker display. Edit: snap!
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    Last night I had to ask for a cast change slip, Usher: “yes, I think we have a few”, as she reaches into a drawer. What is the point of the hundreds of cast lists given out if they are knowingly inaccurate? That is a bigger waste of paper. I think this change slip stupidity is the single thing that annoys me most about the recent ROH mischievousness!
  15. Timmie
    Solor was probably just ahead of his time, it is more ethical to shoot and weed out older and sicker animals ☺️ but also 😢. (the tiger got a few chuckles last night).
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    And I lost. Same cast for my two visits .
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    Whilst I found last Saturday’s matinee enjoyable from the sheer beauty of the dancing from Takada/Naghdi/McRae I did not feel any emotional involvement and to be honest I wasn’t surprised as I find La Bayadere a bit too silly to get involved in the story and I just go for the dancing spectacle. Last night, by contrast (and a surprise to me), I was overwhelmed 😭 with Osipova’s portrayal of Nikiya, particularly in the snake-basket scene and in the final act, I know I was involved because I was just willing her not to take the basket... It was a real privilege to see Osipova/Muntagirov/Nuñez on stage at the same time. Nunez’s dancing was classical ballet at its finest and Muntagirov was simply the best. Marcelino Sambé was a most excellent Bronze Idol, smooth was the word in my mind watching him dance. The scrim was also back in full force during the shades scene and Act 3 .
  18. Timmie
    I don't think anything can top that - short, relevant and a classic . And, back on topic, any insights on who the three shades will be tonight?
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    I really do sympathise with you Penelope , but you do paint a wonderful word-picture . Enjoy La Bayadere tonight, we have a stunning cast.
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    I thought it just made for an attractive and eye-catching poster, which after all is the purpose of a poster .
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    Don't even think that Alison... Now I'm going to worry until I see the cast sheet . (I specifically booked this performance to see Nunez's Gamzatti.)
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    It's great to be able to see both. I really enjoyed McRae's pyrotechnics last Saturday and very much looking forward to seeing Muntagirov's elegance this Friday. I was very happy to be seeing Corrales as Solor but Osipova/Muntagirov/Nuñez has always been my absolute dream cast for Bayadere.
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    They certainly looked festive, I thought it was Christmas decorations until the penny dropped.
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    Capybara, I posted this on the Insights thread a few days back, probably worth putting here as well: I watched the RB La Bayadere Blu-ray today and the Fakirs really are grey rather than ‘blacked up’ so I thought I’d have a quick Google. ‘The Mystics, Ascetics and Saints of India’, 1903, by John Campbell Oman, says that Sadhus (Hindu version of Fakir as far as I can tell) rub their skin all over with ashes for protection from the sun’s rays and insects. The ash is sifted down to a fine powder so gives a good covering. Google says this about the book I referred to: “This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.” If you Google 'Sadhus' you'll find lots of relevant images showing it's not blacking-up.
  25. Timmie
    I quite like this statement in the announcement: "Naxos has also signed a long-term agreement with the Royal Opera House which will give it 'the first option to distribute and market new and upcoming audiovisual recordings of opera and ballet performances from the Royal Opera House on DVD and Blu-ray, as well as to television, video on demand platforms and educational and other licensing partners'." This makes me think we'll get more disc releases and less likely to get limited to streaming only.
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