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  1. Lizbie1
    Yes, unless I know of someone who'd like them.
  2. Lizbie1
    Indeed - I booked all four Bayaderes and five Swan Lakes, and only mean to go to one of each.
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    Is anyone familiar with either Sea of Troubles or Jeux, which are being put on in the Clore Studio before some of the Macmillan mixed bills? Is either likely to be worth making an effort to get to London early for? Also: is Baiser de la fee worth a trip from the provinces (I have Concerto and Elite covered already)?
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    I think we should give Debra Craine and the Times a bit more credit than that - in my view they and the Sunday Times are streets ahead of the rest of the press in their commitment to and coverage of ballet (and indeed opera) and are quite capable of sniffing out a worthy candidate for an interview by themselves.
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    I thought it looked underwhelming myself (though not as disappointing as the ballet). Apart from the Janacek (long overdue), Macbeth and Lohengrin, I'm not excited by anything. There are a few shows I'd be more interested in if they were better cast. Very disappointing that the rumoured Skelton/Bell Peter Grimes isn't happening - it crowns a serious shortage of Britten throughout Kasper Holten's tenure. I don't know how these things work, but it's almost as if KH's heart wasn't really in it.
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    While I'm looking for reasons for us to be more optimistic about SL, I see that Kessels is down to conduct the whole run. With the recent SB having had Kessels for the latter part of the run and Nutcracker being split between Barry Wordsworth and Paul Murphy, it looks like we're seeing a loosening of the grip of Russian conductors on Tchaikovsky ballets.
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    It's possible we're being a little too pessimistic about the SL designs - John Macfarlane knows his trade.
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    I can see why they've done it, but the collaborative programmes are annoying me: I was quite ready to travel to see BRB and NB for their triples but now it turns out that it would only be for the sake of Penguin Cafe and Las Hermanas respectively, which, as it happens, are the bits I'm most interested in! I'd ditch the ROH programmes if it weren't for the Clore shows and Judas Tree (I'm hearing all your reservations but I've never seen it!). I'd be content with the Judas Tree/Song of the Earth double bill except that I want to see ENB's Sylphide and have no interest in le Jeune Homme. Add into the mix Scottish Ballet's Baiser de la Fee, which is programmed with Concerto and Elite (appearing pretty much everywhere else), and which I wouldn't travel to Scotland for but am intrigued by, and I'm plain frustrated by the way they've arranged it all! Aargh!
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    I make it 2 and 1/3 Wheeldons to 1 and 1/3 Ashtons (and in my view M&A hardly counts) - I'm not sure who would view that as being the correct way around
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    I wouldn't fork out for Villazon these days, even if he weren't such a cancellation risk. And Alagna is on again in Turandot, which has featured less than the Donizetti recently (though you could argue that Nemorino is a better fit for him). Agree it's a lovely, sunny production, though, and definitely worth seeing.
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    I think Luke Jennings' (very thought-provoking) review in the Observer was quite negative as well, though it was only published online the morning after the tweet. Dawson may have had early sight of it, though, or guessed from the tweet linked to by Duck that he wasn't going to like it. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/mar/19/crystal-pite-flight-pattern-royal-ballet-review-triple-bill-dawson-wheeldon
  12. Lizbie1
    From the website: Robert Fairchild is scheduled to perform at all performances until Saturday 25 March 2017 (with the exception of the matinee on Saturday 25 March). From Monday 27 March 2017, he is scheduled to perform at all Tuesday to Saturday evening performances and Saturday matinees until 17 June 2017. At all other performances, and from 19 June 2017 onwards, the role of Jerry Mulligan is scheduled to be played by Ashley Day. Leanne Cope is scheduled to perform at all performances until Saturday 22 April 2017. From week commencing 24 April 2017 onwards, she is scheduled to appear at all performances except Wednesday evenings, when the role of Lise Dassin is scheduled to be played by Daniela Norman. Principal casting is subject to change at all performances. The producers cannot guarantee the appearance of any particular artist, which is always subject to illness, injury and statutory leave entitlement. Cast Holidays: Robert Fairchild will be on holiday from Monday 17 to Wednesday 19 April 2017 inclusive and from Monday 8 to Wednesday 10 May 2017 inclusive. Leanne Cope will be on holiday for 2 weeks from 31 July 2017.
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    It was strongly worded but I didn't hear any vindictiveness. I think, rather, that there was frustration that certain choreographers continue to display their female dancers in ways which can be seen - and are seen by many, including me - as demeaning. This criticism, which isn't new, has tended to be shrugged off by choreographers, who simply say that the dancers are happy, as if audience and critics' perceptions aren't valid as well (and that's leaving aside questions about the power balance between choreographer and dancer). While it's unfortunate that Dawson has reason to feel that he has been singled out for stronger criticism than others, it's my strong opinion that this reviewer's point needs to be made again and again until choreographers and ADs start taking it seriously.
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    Many thanks MAB: advice about Bayadere casts would be most welcome too!
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    ROH is generally pretty good about returns and only take a £2 fee as long as they re-sell your ticket, which I don't expect will be a problem for the Mariinsky season. Or are there special conditions attached to Mariinsky performances? Also: in my experience, as long as they haven't dispatched your ticket they can be pretty flexible about things if you phone them.
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    Advice please: now they've announced casting which Swan Lake should I go for, assuming I can only get to one?
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    Definitely new, I've been checking frequently! Thank you!
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    They've just updated the ROH website: it's Magri, with Hirano replacing Golding in Diamonds http://www.roh.org.uk/news/cast-changes-jewels-on-3-8-and-18-april-2017
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    And some critics have been - understandably - offended by what they have seen. Or is choreography which has female dancers dragged around the floor and, as I understand, suffering burn marks as a result acceptable where the honest views of experienced critics aren't?
  20. Lizbie1
    Today's Sunday Times in its interview with Vishneva says she'll be doing Anna Karenina and Carmen Suite.
  21. Lizbie1
    Resurrecting this thread to ask whether anyone yet knows who the TBC Sambe will be partnering in Rubies is? They're leaving the announcement rather later than usual - is this an oversight or is there some doubt?
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    Golding is listed for Jewels on 3rd April: http://www.roh.org.uk/events/qbs3l
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    Mystery solved, thanks!
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    I haven't been able to see as much of Naghdi as others so have no strong opinions about whether she should be promoted, but wasn't Yuhui Choe the Rose Fairy in the most recent live screening and in the other performances featuring Cuthbertson and Hayward? Unless you're talking about a previous broadcast, of course. Edited to make clear I hold no particular brief for Choe either!
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    The Bolshoi certainly used to present it on its own as well - their website has it timed at an hour and three quarters including the interval, which fits my memories. I can't remember feeling short changed ever, just glad of the early night! Of course if I'd been travelling far I might have felt differently, though probably not: I'm philistine enough to think most shows could happily lose half an hour at least.
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