jamie14

I have posted this into another Sergei topic, but I see that it should have been here. The Everyman cinema are showing Dancer plus Q&A on thur 2 March.

The Everyman cinema is showing the film Dancer plus live Q&A on thur 2 Mar. I see that some members have seen the film. I do hope its good, because Ive booked 2 tickets.

Can anyone recommend good seats to go for, bearing in mind I will only be able to afford one ballet (Bayadere), poss stalls, or stalls circle?

Thanks everyone for the info. I belong to Friends of the Mariinski and they haven't even informed me that the company are coming!  Assuming that I will only be able to attend one performance at ROH and also that my friend prefers Bayadere, what do members think of Mariinski Bayadere?

Thanks to all those who posted links and all the tips on casting, very helpful, What do members think about the possibility of live streaming into cinemas, says she hopefully,

Thank you v much for link David, I will keep checking.

Does anyone remember seeing on tv years ago, Carmen danced by Baryshnikov and Zizi Jeanmaire? If so, does anyone know if there is a dvd available. Also I remember seeing a modern day production of Coppelia on tv, I think with a french company, I think it was set in a block of flats. Does this ring bells with anyone?

Yes I too would love to see the Ballet Russes triple bills again. I know I have asked this question before, so bear with me, when will casting be announced please?

re the St Petersburg Ballet, Carmen, anyone know the casting schedule and also where good place to sit, assuming there are tickets available!

I went to the Don Q at the cinema yesterday. I  haven't seen the ballet before, so it was all new. I loved the trailer but was rather perplexed by the music, although by the time we had seen the trailer a few times, it grew on me. I have tried to follow all the threads but can someone identify the dancers in the trailer and the ballets, which I assume will be forthcoming events at the cinema? And (possibly off topic) does anyone know what the music was ? I did think the huge quantity of dancers on stage did take away from the principals in Act 1, but I loved Act 11, the set, costumes and loved the main gypsy dancer, was that Kristina Karasyova? Spectacular dancing from Kitri and Chudin near the end. The cinema audience loved it and showed their appreciation at the end.

We  are going to the Gala and thanks for the casting list and other info. Would anyone know if the programme is published in advance?

I went to both ROH Traviata at Everyman Esher and Jonas Kaufmann  Puccini Evening at Odeon Epsom recently. The Violetta was just wonderful Venera Gimadieva, wasn't sure about the Alfredo, Saimir Pirgu. Germont pere was great, Luca Salsi. Seats at Everyman cost £17.80 and we sat in a two seater sofa with plenty of leg room. Interestingly seats for any of the Met lie relays are £30 each. Even more interesting is that they don't appear on the Odeon listings of live events. The visit to the Kaufmann concert was lovely. The Orchestra of La Scala were absolutely great and Kaufmann super as usual. I would like to go to at least one of the Met live perf in cinema but not sure about the £30 tickets, also I have some comments to make for the Manager at the Everyman Esher about the experience. 

Does anyone know when the booking for their visit starts?

Thank you so much to all members who participated in this discussion.

Does anyone think performances will be screened live into cinemas?

I can see there are more technical issues to do with the purchasing of this DVD(s), namely Region (?) and 4.3(what's that?).

Jamie14

If you are looking for a DVD of the MacMillan version you have several to choose from recorded at different stages of the ballet's history,two recorded during MacMillan's lifetime and two since then.

 

The earliest has the original costume designs which are less like standard ballet costumes than the current ones.The Romeo and Juliet are Nureyev Fonteyn with the supporting roles danced by the original cast. It includes Blair as Mercutio so you see the role played as created and, if I recall correctly, an incredibly young Dowell as Benvolio.The drawback for me are Fonteyn and Nureyev,who were great artists,but Fonteyn isn't Seymour and Nureyev isn't Gable or for that matter Wall.I recognise that this will not be of concern to anyone who didn't see a performance by any of  the dancers on whom the roles were created.It is a fascinating record of the company and the way the ballet was danced in its early years. The drawback is that I believe that it is only available as a DVD playable in zone 1.

 

The second recording has a cast headed by Eagling Ferri made during MacMillan's lifetime.This has Stephen Jeffries as Mercutio. His presence in the cast is a recommendation in itself.There are two more recent recordings of the MacMillan version with Rojo and Acosta and the most recent with Cuthbertson and Bonelli.All of the Royal Ballet recordings have casts of dancing actors which is what MacMillan expected to see on stage. I don't think that I would want a recording of this version in which the subsidiary roles are not strongly differentiated.MacMillan created characters to be inhabited by the dancer rather than roles to be performed.

 

There is a recording of the Lavrovsky version with Ulanova. This is fascinating for all sorts of reasons not only because Ulanova was the first Juliet but because she was one of the greatest dancers of the twentieth century and she does it all within the bounds set by her classical training. The Lavrovsky version of the ballet is the source of all subsequent versions except Ashton's both Cranko and MacMillan's versions are clearly heavily dependent on it. Ulanova's headlong rush with cape flying was an iconic image of Lavrovsky's Juliet which MacMillan appropriated for his own version.As far as Nureyev's Romeo and Juliet is concerned I have to confess that I find, as with so many of his productions, it is all a bit too frenetically busy. But that is just my opinion. There are others who love it.

Thank you for fantastic and comprehensive reply.

If you have Sky Arts, the Cuthbertson/Bonelli version was broadcast at 11.00 pm last night so may be repeated or available on catchup. Then you can view it to see if your friend would like it. :-)

Yes I did actually phone my friend who has Sky Arts (I dont) and she told me R&J was listed. However she said when she looked on the TV guide on screen, it had been replaced with Nureyev and Friends!

Hello All

Many thanks for all the suggestions, keep them coming. Actually I personally like the Macmillan, but I think my friend would like one of each! 

I would like to buy a dvd of R&J (Prokoviev)as a present for a friend. I understand that everyone has their personal favourites, but could members make any suggestions please which one to get?

Just found another opera one recorded by myself

Onegin (Callas) sorry no other info

OK here we go with the list (which is strangely small - I thought I had loads but maybe some more will turn up in the clearing out process!)

Don Quixote American Ballet Theatre  1983 Baryshnikov, Harvey

The Magic of The Bolshoi Ballet (performances legendary in ballet history never previously seen in the West) Semyonova, Ulanova, Lepeshinskaya, Struchkova, Plisetskaya, Bessmertnova, Maximova, Semenyaka, Ananiashvili, Vasiliev. 1987

Then we get on to videos taped by myself from TV performances, not sure of quality of the tape (not the dancers!)

Petit/Jeanmaire (Omnibus Sept 98)

Baryshnikov (mixed prog) sorry no date or other info

Bayadere (sorry no other info, so don't know which company or date but it's an old recording from a TV prog probably around the dates of the others)

On to opera if anyone is interested

Rigoletto (Pavarotti, filmed on location in Mantua 1983)

Les Contes d'Hoffman (Domingo, Baltsa, Cotrubas ROH 1981)

Recorded by myself from TV

Otello, ROH Domingo, Kanawa

Butterfly Domingo, Freni

3 Tenors concert 94

Callas final performance (sorry no date on that one)

Anyone interested please let me know.

Is anyone interested in having any of my videos before I throw them away, various ballets and operas. Let me know and I will list them for you.

Silly of me to ask I suppose. I just wondered if it would be worth seeing at Wimbledon.

I may be very naive but next week Car Man is on at Wimbledon Theatre. Does anyone know the casting? Will this v exciting male dancer who is in all the blurb for the London performance be in it, for instance ?!