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There is a nice piece about this new tenor (the first English Cavaradossi at Covent Garden since 1963) in today's Times. As it happens I heard him (in a smaller part) in Vienna in September: I (and the local crowd) were most impressed. The article is behind a paywall but happy to help those who send me an email address by PM.
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Royal Ballet's Giselle - Autumn 2021
Sebastian replied to Sim's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Thanks Fonty. Some of us tackled this in some detail back in 2017, when ENB mounted their production, see these posts and the subsequent discussion: English National Ballet: Mary Skeaping's Giselle, London Coliseum 2017 - Page 4 - Performances seen & general discussions - BalletcoForum https://www.balletcoforum.com/topic/14339-english-national-ballet-mary-skeapings-giselle-london-coliseum-2017/?do=findComment&comment=200100 -
FOR SALE - ROH La Traviata - next Monday 15th - best Upper Slips seat
Sebastian replied to Sebastian's topic in Opera & Music
This has gone back to the box office now. -
In celebration of Osipova?
Sebastian replied to Geoff's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Although this could be posted on the thread about the current run of Giselle I put it here as that thread has already moved on from Thursday's premiere, which saw Osipova return to one of her greatest roles. I have just received a comment from an old friend who was there and which seems worth sharing: >>My husband was on the film unit that had been quickly assembled to film the Bolshoi on their first visit to Britain in 1956. They filmed all night at Covent Garden. He described with awe how Ulanova, then in her late 40s?, seemed to be the 16 year old Juliet. Thought the same about Osipova in Giselle this week. High praise indeed. -
Upcoming DVD/Blu-ray Releases
Sebastian replied to charliewise's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
What a nice thing to say Lizbie1, how good you remember! -
Upcoming DVD/Blu-ray Releases
Sebastian replied to charliewise's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Might I add a few words from the perspective of a copyright holder? My company owns the copyright in several hundred hours of archive television programming, some of which is valuable and may indeed become more valuable as the years roll on and people move from life into history: https://www.openmedia.co.uk The opinions of my colleagues on the subject of YouTube run across the spectrum, from digital anarchy ("there is no point in protecting anything, that is so 20th century") to the pragmatic ("if people steal our clips and spread them around, that's good advertising") to legalistic exactitude ("anyone who uses our IP without a licence is breaking the law"). I need to strike a fair balance in a world where almost everyone is getting accustomed to finding almost everything online within a few minutes of searching. We tend to ask YouTube to take down poor quality copies of our material which end up online, as we have come across a fair few media companies who sadly try and exploit our footage without our permission (footage they rip from YouTube). Whether we like it or not, we are bound by the contracts which govern this content, much of it produced in another era. But we have our own YouTube channel, continue to release clips on a regular basis for free and, if someone has a particular research interest, we try and help out with copies for a small fee, subject to various legal restrictions. Hope this helps provide a little context. I don't however pretend to speak for the BBC or other such large operations. -
In celebration of Osipova?
Sebastian replied to Geoff's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Might I add a few words of Clement Crisp (from the wonderful new collection of his work)? Here is a short extract from his 13 August 2007 review of Don Quixote in the Financial Times: Let us not exaggerate, but six stars seem to be in order...Not since Plisetskaya and Maximova have we seen so adorable a Kitri, and never one so divinely destined to claim the role as her own. This Kitri can do no wrong. -
Mara Galeazzi’s new book ‘Shadow Aspect’
Sebastian replied to Mandy Kent's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I am always grateful for the threads/posts tagged "Books". This thread hasn't got such a tag yet so might someone explain how I can do this (or does an admin have to add the tag)? -
Fairies in Sleeping Beauty
Sebastian replied to jonac's topic in Performances seen & general discussions
Jonac, just to let you know that I sent you a PM (private message) on February 18. Having just checked the message box I see my note to you is marked “Not read yet”. You might like to have a look in your messages (the envelope icon on the top right of the screen).- 49 replies
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Press Release: The Cecchetti film is OUT
Sebastian replied to Jan McNulty's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
I watched this excellent film last night. It's as enjoyable and instructive to a beginner like me as it will be to experts. -
There has been some discussion here: https://slippedisc.com/2021/01/breaking-rattle-extends-with-london-while-signing-for-munich/ https://slippedisc.com/2021/01/is-brexit-the-reason-for-rattles-move-to-munich/ https://slippedisc.com/2021/01/after-rattle-where-does-the-lso-turn/
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Just to report back briefly for those who were not able to join, David Nice's fascinating talk - illustrated with many musical and dvd examples - overran and in the end lasted a full three hours. Very worthwhile. From a host of insights - including where Tchaikovsky's music may contain a hidden reference to Aurora's hundred-year sleep - it is perhaps worth picking out one point, as it has been raised on this Forum more than once in the past. Which is the best recording of the music? David Nice replied that he had once done a BBC Radio 3 "Building a library" episode on this question, when Mark Ermler’s Covent Garden performance came out on top. This is however not currently available, so now he would be torn between Vladimir Jurowski's live recording and John Lanchbery’s Philharmonia CDs. I presume he did not mention Andre Previn's recording as this omits two numbers from the last act (Tom Thumb and the Sarabande). He also repeatedly praised Rostropovich's recording of the Sleeping Beauty Suite. In any case, a seasonal treat for those who were (virtually) there.
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Following two Zoom terms on Russian music and a pre-Christmas special on The Nutcracker, the well-known British music critic David Nice is offering a two-hour exploration of Tchaikovsky's score for The Sleeping Beauty. Tomorrow (Wednesday 30 December) afternoon, 2.30-4.30pm UK time. £10 per household. If interested, please email David on david.nice@usa.net