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Is this the one BRB used to do until it was replaced by the Bintley version?  I only ever saw it the once, at Sadler's Wells, way back.

I suspect that, at this stage in her career, the chances of seeing her in a lead role are very low.  Plus of course she's now on maternity "leave" anyway, so won't be dancing for some time. 

Zurich is in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, so I'd think that logically German would be the language to go for, even if it's only a few words.  There's absolutely no point in trying for Swiss German, which apparently varies greatly across the country (Roger Federer's Basel dialect is pretty impenetrable).  And I gather the public perception of Swiss people being bilingual, or even trilingual, isn't very accurate - it's certainly not a given that a native German speaker will also speak good French, or vice versa.

Looking back through the earlier posts, I couldn't work out what the original announced end date was.  I guess I must have missed it.

3 hours ago, Jan McNulty said:

As reported in Links too:

 

 

Ah, sorry - I was assuming they'd only just released the news.  I'm a couple of days behind on the Links.

https://www.sarasotaballet.org/24-25-season-overview/

Including Sir Peter Wright's Giselle, Ashton's Romeo & Juliet, A Wedding Bouquet, Napoli Act III, Rubies, Serenade, In The Night, and a visit from Mark Morris Dance Company.

Okay, ticket has been returned to the box office.

I'm assuming "Oregon" should read "Onegin"?!

2 hours ago, art_enthusiast said:

I remember when Marriage of Figaro was shown in 2022, I stood up to clap at the very end (because I’d only just started going to the ROH and wasn’t familiar with the etiquette there). The woman behind me poked me quite hard in the back, when she could have simply been polite and asked me to sit down, as I would have done if our positions were reversed. Or she could have lightly tapped me instead of poking. This is the sort of thing you learn in early childhood, spatial awareness/how to respect others….

I've been rapidly coming to the conclusion that that's no longer the case   

The problem with standing after a performance at the ROH, at least in Stalls Circle and the Balcony, is that due to the lack of rake it totally blocks the view of those who are already standing, i.e. those who have standing tickets rather than seated ones, and who therefore can't do anything about it. And - applying it to the Orchestra Stalls as well - not everyone is able, or inclined (i.e. not wanting to give a standing ovation), to stand up as well, so just have to sit there surrounded by loads of standing people at close quarters, which can actually be very unpleasant.

It's not a problem of ROH etiquette as such - it also applies to places like Sadler's Wells, although without the added problem of standing tickets, and probably anywhere which has insufficiently raked stalls.

It's been mentioned on here quite a few times in recent weeks, but I don't think we have a specific thread on it, so here goes:

The Paris Opera (Ballet) streaming service (POP) appears to offer paid-for and free live and recorded streams of their productions, masterclasses and rehearsals, both ballet and opera (and the School, too).  The options appear to be pay-per-view, or € 99 for a year's subscription (half that if you're under 28).  Seems like a bargain if you want to see something other than UK output.

https://play.operadeparis.fr/en

8 hours ago, LBC said:

Our next In Conversation via Zoom is TOMORROW!

 

Royal Ballet first soloist ISABELLA GASPARINI

Monday 8 April 2024

7.30pm (UK time, UTC+1)

 

FREE to LBC members.

 

Anyone is welcome to join this talk for £5, or to join the charity for £20 annually.

Note the later-than-usual starting time.

I was going to say I wondered why, since Carmen appeared to be largely sold out.  Then I scrolled down the page to what I presume is a second cast, and understood why they might be.

I really don't think that 3 paltry performances can be regarded as saturation of any kind ☹️

At least the London Ballet Circle's event with the RB's Isabella Gasparini this Monday is online, so shouldn't be affected.

That's a surprise. Do we know what this next chapter is?

That's what I wondered, but it wasn't clear to me.

I've realised that since I'm intending to go and watch this in the cinema I don't actually need my ticket for the above performance.  It's end seat amphi E34.  If anyone's interested, please send me a PM.

In my opinion, Requiem always looks better from on high

I'm sorry to miss Cojocaru, but the consolation is that I can at least get to see Yu Kurihara now.  I shall very much look forward to seeing how she's developed in the role since her already-excellent debut performances.  If it wasn't for the fact that I don't think I can face late nights three days running I'd be hugely tempted to go and see Mizutani too, because she had to withdraw from her scheduled performance in Birmingham when I went.

Ah yes, the loincloths.  I have a feeling they're less close to individual skin-colour than in previous runs.  Anyone else think so?

And the other thing I've been meaning to ask: I keep looking for a bit in Different Drummer where Woyzeck is hearing the Freemasons hammering underground, but haven't spotted it as yet.  Was I imagining it was there?

I've never been sure whether the auditorium is actually symmetrical - I get the impression that the pillars aren't in exactly the same place on both sides, but I may be wrong.

I've moved the reactions to this announcement to the thread in News, here:

I've moved a lot of posts relating to Cojocaru's withdrawal from several other threads to this one. Consequently, the order may seem a bit strange.

I've moved most of the threads relating to the change to Sleeping Beauty casting to a more appropriate thread, here: