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  1. Balletfanp
    I do know what you mean, Fiona, because I thought the same myself. He was nothing less than Majestic (the capital M is intentional!). And Marianela just looked so thrilled to be back on stage. A wonderful performance that showed clearly why they are at the top of their game. The other highlight for me was Anna Rose O’Sullivan and Marcelino Sambe in Fille. I love that pas de Deux anyway and it was just such a mood lifter that they performed delightfully. But I wish they could have found someone better than Anita Rani to present it. The inane comments and ill-judged jokes fell flatter than a pancake....
  2. Balletfanp
    I had booked Giselle at Cineworld last week... *sigh*. The refund has just been sent. At least it was quick. it is listed on Vue as TBC and no booking option. But then, the information was supposed to be up on the ROH website on the 25th and it isn’t there either.
  3. Balletfanp
    Was there tonight, a wonderful evening which was very well-organised and received a standing ovation. So lovely to see them all on stage! I will write more fully in due course.....
  4. Balletfanp
    Signed both.
  5. Balletfanp
    Actually it was on someone else’s account, but here it is.... https://www.instagram.com/p/CCx2lnxgLcU/?igshid=otf56n83qs62
  6. Balletfanp
    I think it was Annette Buvoli of the Royal Ballet. Only because she posted a clip on Instagram that looked like it was the same event.
  7. Balletfanp
    I think there were a number of injuries at the time which rather cut the number of Lilac Fairies on the roster
  8. Balletfanp
    If I recall correctly, Storm-Jensen wasn’t supposed to be dancing the Lilac Fairy - Kaneko was, but as she had been bumped up to dance Aurora - as it were - it fell to Storm-Jensen. I agree that she didn’t have the presence but there was a lot to enjoy. She looked lovely - has an elegance that goes with her height, with lovely clear moments.
  9. Balletfanp
    There’s an article here that seems a little more informed than the broader media. https://www.livescience.com/new-coronavirus-mutation-explained.html
  10. Balletfanp
    Ditto.
  11. Balletfanp
    https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/arts-culture-industry-funding-theatre-government-coronavirus-a4478501.html
  12. Balletfanp
    Yes, it’s terrible news for Plymouth, not least because I have friends who (currently) work there.
  13. Balletfanp
    Also describing that beautiful performance as “a three minute warmup” - for the all-important singing, I presume..... Not to take anything away from the lovely Mahler performance, but a dismissive review like that (I hesitate even to give it the title of “review” as it reviewed precisely nothing!) is a bit of an insult to ballet fans and Muntagirov. I assume Mr Morrison is more of an opera fan.
  14. Balletfanp
    I do hope so, Nina Margaret - a knowledgeable and thoughtful review that summed up how these broadcasts could be vastly improved by just a few simple changes.
  15. Balletfanp
    It is, essentially, the whole performance. All I will say is that they seem to have zoomed in on him more than in the actual performance, and manage to cut parts of him - or whole moves - off, which is a bit of a shame.
  16. Balletfanp
    You and me both, Capybara!
  17. Balletfanp
    I would think you can pay now and see it - it’s up for 14 days.
  18. Balletfanp
    Well, there you go, what do I know? 🙂
  19. Balletfanp
    I’ve just rewatched Blessed Spirits with Muntagirov and it gets better. Oh, those lines.... the richly fluid arms, the feeling and the musicality. It just highlights what we are missing....What an artist he is. I agree that the pared down orchestra worked rather well. I’m not an opera fan but the Mahler was lovely and beautifully performed by both singers.
  20. Balletfanp
    I just refreshed my screen and it is now up!
  21. Balletfanp
    And now it isn’t up for people to watch again. Hopefully they will sort that out quickly. But yes, Muntagirov - how utterly sublime and beautiful. An emotional performance that brought tears to my eyes, at least. Lockdown plainly hasn’t damaged his abilities in any way. Far too short, though, I’d have happily watched him all night!
  22. Balletfanp
    Up to over 92,000 just now....
  23. Balletfanp
    I also feel that with an actual orchestra for the next one, that might make it a lot less sombre
  24. Balletfanp
    Scheherazade, you have said it so much more eloquently than I ever could! Spot on.
  25. Balletfanp
    Also worth bearing in mind that this is to raise funds to help keep the Company afloat. For which reason I’ll be paying up my fiver whatever - although I don’t need any persuasion to pay to watch Vadim - the rest of it is another matter, but....
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