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    Josephine, I think it's a very tricky problem, particularly in the theatre. I agree that producers should be able to explore how plays can be made,more relevant to modern audiences. I do not think producers should adapt plays to suit their pet theories, as I have seen in As You Like It, where Rosalind's last speech is often cut. I.hasten to add I've seen quite a few pretty daft productions in the theatre recently, hence my enthusiasm for ballet!
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    OK - I thoroughly agree, so will join you In being a,target!!!
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    I think it's very important to consider all works of art, whether art, drama, opera, ballet or whatever as being of the time in which they were written. Audiences today dislike plays like Taming of the Shrew, Merchant of Venice, even an opera like Marriage of Figaro because of their attitudes to women, Jews, etc and attempts to update and 'improve' them are frequently muddled and unsuccessful. Far better for audiences watching them today to do a bit of homework and understand life/morals/thoughts of the time in which they were written. Works that deal with contemporary issues could not be transposed to earlier eras so why should we try to alter works from other periods to fit in with our current ideas?
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    Yes, I know about The scheme but fortunately I'm not bad enough to need it! I often go with a friend who is very much in the same condition and we just totter around, use the lifts and generally managing. I think generally speaking theatres have improved their attitudes and facilities for those with mobility needs - the RSC in Stratford is excellent.
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    Ballet prices are bad enough but opera prices have really gone through the roof. Because of mobility problems I can't use the amphi, and try to get SC side seats. There used to be a few at a lower price - these now seem to have gone for most productions and so.it looks as though I'll be priced out of opera. And the bench seats qualify for the most uncomfortable seats in London!
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    Looking forward to this bill on Wednesday. I've seen Obsidian Tear twice before and both times from Stalls Circle left - same next week, so I've never really seen the end properly! Wish choreographers would consider the ROH's layout a bit!
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    Have just watched Nijinsky and it is stunning. I loved the music chosen for it, and I thought the staging was excellent. I hadn't seen Riabko before and found his performance totally compelling. I did think that it was the sort of part Ed Watson would have been ideal in, if circumstances had permitted. Definitely worth buying the DVD
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    I'm seeing his second performance and really looking forward to it. Will be interested to know what you think of it. Also interesting to see James Hay as Lescaut - his first i think?
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    True - I was thinking about the lead role
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    Gender neuter casting hits the Royal Ballet?
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    would like to have seen more debuts for Rudolph in Mayerling, but not complaining about what's on offer! Wish I enjoyed Bayadere more, but that's my problem. Like the look of the triple bill, particularly as I've not seen Symphony in C, and the tickets are pretty reasonablypriced.
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    I see that he is appearing in Obsidian Tear with Joseph Sissens. Very pleased that I am seeing them in it.
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    I tend to agree with Sim''s boss about this. I thoroughly enjoyed the McGregor though, but one very short ballet does not make a good triple bill! Always good to watch the wonderful RB dancers, but I wish the ballets included had been more interesting. Never mind, M and A etc next week - and I know I may be in a minority but I love M and A - it's all that Liszt music that does it!
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    I'll never be able to look at people in SCS against without visualising them clutching teddy bears, to say nothing of pyjamas!!
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    When I was a young teenager, and living just out of London a visit to the big city to see a show,generally a musical,was a big treat during the school holidays. I used to go with a friend,and our apparel for the visit would be the subject of conversation for weeks.My very sensible mother stopped all this by saying ' who do you think is going to look at you?'. So now, as long as I'm comfortable and look reasonably tidy I'm happy. And certainly for long productions-Wagner, Trilogies at the RSC, two performances in a day, comfort is definitely the name of the game. And on a personal note, I think all of those who love ballet and stand through countless performances are amazing and I wouldn't care if they came wearing their pyjamas!!
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    Agree about Stephanie Childress - I enjoyed her performance this year and also in the previous competition. But I wonder if her talent may be for conducting?.And although guitar music doesn't do much for me I thought the guitarist was excellent. Interesting to see the winners in the other categories.
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    Similar thing happened on 29 March - thought all the calls had been taken, got up ready to leave and then there was another appearance by Hayward and Bonelli. Strange.
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    Thank you JohnS for this. My problem is,technological - the internet on my tv won't download Flash player which the BBC storyteller me I need. And listening to music through either my PC or my tablet is akin to torture! So I'm slightly stuck. I did think the finalists last night were of a very high quality - the final should be interesting.
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    At the first night of Manon I was in the front row of the Stalls Circle, which, as everyone knows, does not give very much leg room. Next to me were two girls who had both been allowed to bring their back packs with them. To be fair, not the really huge variety, but enough to cause discomfort, both for them and for me.
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    Next round not until Friday -think the Beeb doesn't want to spoil us by having them on too close together! Its a real case of dumbing down.
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    Always interested in this in spite of the poor coverage it now receives from the BBC. Last night in a programmer lasting an hour and a half we just had 45 minutes of music. We got an awful lot of chat but rarely an entire piece of music. I suppose the BBC doesn't think that any of their audience is interested enough to listen to anything lasting longer than a few minutes.
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    Have done, with great pleasure!
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    While I think his Lescaut was beautifully danced I found it lacked the nastier edge that the character has. I think the softer character of De Grieux would suit him well. We obviously need two Alexander Campbells!
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    What a pity that Alexander Campbell wasn't cast for De Grieux, I think it would have suited him perfectly.
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    Sorry - late night caught up with me! Yes, it's 4, but it's Don Q, Swan Lake, Giselle and Fille.
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