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  1. Dawnstar
    The only problem with that is I don't always enjoy her acting! It depends on the role. I'm not hellbent on seeing exactly 32 fouettes (I can never manage to count them anyway) but I would want to see a good substitute for them if they're not done correctly rather than the dancer visibly struggling & giving up early. I wouldn't say I really want to see her, it's more a case of using this run to try to catch up on dancers who I haven't seen do the role in full live & who I know I'm running out of time to see, which is Nunez, Lamb & Osipova. In the last run I ended up seeing a lot of debutants, and in 2020 I didn't see any performances as those I had booked never happened, & I don't really want to be saying in the future that I only saw such-and-such dancer in a quarter of Swan Lake!
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    I see the ROH website now has an alert up that they'll be doing maintenence from 6-10.30am tomorrow (Thursday).
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    I can understand why they want to include The Dream & Rhapsody in both Ashton bills but it does make the lack of casting even more of an issue because even booking only 1 performance for each bill means that you have the risk of ending up with the same casts booked twice. Ah, right. In which case I agree, I wouldn't pay that much for the side of the amphi. In fact I gave up ever sitting in the amphi about a decade ago, when the front few rows became too expensive for me.
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    I'm contemplating trying to see Osipova in SL in June but the comments on her technique are a rather offputting. I've previously only seen her do Act IV, at the Ukraine Gala performance, where I found I liked her more in the role than I was expecting to, but then Act IV isn't as technical as Acts II & III. It doesn't help that SL is so expensive so do I want to fork out if she's currently not at her best technically? But then if her technique is deteriorating due to age then maybe I should see her this season because it might be worse come the next SL run....?
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    And here's me being grateful that Winter's Tale is only £49 for my usual seats. I mean, compared to £75 for the same seats for Swan Lake.... ETA I'm surprised to find there's still a queue at 11.15am.
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    I suppose that went okay. Oddly I had to queue to sign in before 9am but not once booking opened at 9am. I got tickets for 2 of the 4 Winter's Tale dates I wanted (1 each side) but not the other 2. Couldn't get the single SL I wanted but that didn't surprise me given it was the same for most of the SLs in the previous booking period. I booked for 1 performance each of the 2 Ashton triples but given there's still no casting I may well end up having to swap those. Really my problem this season is that given I can only afford the side stalls circle bench seats for the majority of the productions I have a perpetual dilemma as to whether to book when booking opens & have the advanced planning peace of mind or wait for the Friday rush tickets which, being the next bench along, give a better view but are more stressful to get because it's last minute.
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    The displays must have been changed shortly after the run of Manon ended because it was still the Manon costumes on 8th March then I noticed the new displays on 15th March, so they must have been changed some time in the week between. No idea if it's a hint for next season or not. I think the Alice display said it was the anniversary of something but I can't remember what.
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    I just succumbed to temptation & upgraded myself for tomorrow from my usual side stalls circle bench (£39) to row C stalls (£66 reduced from £110) when an aisle seat appeared. Not only do I need to be on or near an aisle for making a quickish exit afterwards, as if I miss the 23.09 then it's rail replacement buses, but I'm hoping that should there be someone tall in front then I can look round them down the aisle. It'll be nice to have one sojurn in the comfort of the stalls this season, as with the price rises I didn't think I would get to.
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    Thank you. It sounds like I should probably try viewing it from both sides (ticket availability permitting).
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    I was fine with Neumeier's choreography & story telling - admittedly I did read the synopsis on the Wiener Staatsoper's website first & I know the overall plot well anyway from Traviata. It was just the music that didn't work for me. There was some wonderful choreography in the pdds where I was longing for some music to match it (the reverse of the problem I have in some of the classics). I didn't recognise any of the music from Month in the Country so I didn't have that issue.
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    I caught up with this last night. I thought the production was excellent, especially the costumes, the cast very good, and most of the choreography also (though I could have done with a little less of Armand repeatedly collapsing to/rolling on the floor). Unfortunately what didn't really work for me was the music. While consistently pleasant, it didn't rise to the emotional heights that I felt the plot & choreography required on several occasions. I found this particularly apparent toward the end of Act III when there was the last scene from the ballet-within-a-ballet of Manon where some of the choreography was somewhat reminiscent of MacMillan's Manon but the music was no-where near the stunning heights of that & therefore it was no-where near as moving.
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    Prior to public booking opening tomorrow, may I ask if anyone has any opinions as to whether Winter's Tale is better viewed from the far left or far right of the auditorium? I've never seen it live, only at the cinema a decade ago, so I am struggling to recall if there is anything that would particularly affect one side or the other. As far as I recall the scenery in Act II was just a large tree at the back of the stage, so that should be similar from both sides, but I cannot recall the scenery for Acts I or III in detail.
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    I'm hoping not too many people realise that so there will be less competition!
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    Yes, it would be far more helpful for me right now if the RB would announce the Ashton casting for June than anything about next season. Until the Ashton casting is known then not only will I not be able to book for either of the Ashton triple bills but I don't want to book for ENB's Swan Lake, the ROH Andrea Chenier, Opera Holland Park's Tosca or Opera North's My Fair Lady in case I end up with clashes. Whereas even if next season was announced now (it always used to be in March) then given there wouldn't be any ballet casting it would be of limited use in reserving dates anyway.
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    I wish BRB did matinee performances of these events. Each year they sound appealing but as the last train from Birmingham to Cambridge leaves at about 9pm I can't go to evening performances in Birmingham.
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    After I saw her as the Rose Fairy at the beginning of January I wondered if she might be expecting again, as in some of my curtain call photos she looked like she might be. So I'm not surprised to hear that she is!
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    The ROH has tweeted a new production picture from each of the 3 pieces. The Danses Concertantes costumes are certainly not the sort of thing I was expecting. Why do they have arrows all over them? The dancers aren't supposed to be convicts are they?! https://twitter.com/RoyalOperaHouse/status/1770533352862281854
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    Magri wasn't due to be dancing the first 3 performances of the triple though; her first performance wasn't until 4th April. I suppose there could have been an issue with her doing the rehearsal today & SL tomorrow but then surely that could have been worked round by her just not doing the rehearsal.
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    Thanks @Emeralds. It doesn't sound like the 2 half hour intervals are actually required for scene changes then. In which case I wish they'd lop 5-10 mins off each of them so it finishes a bit earlier!
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    I fortunately don't have anything booked on the actual strike days but I'm eyeing up the overtime ban dates with trepidation as I was thinking of potentially seeing the MacMillan triple on 4th April (depending on how much I enjoy it on 27th) & it's very difficult on overtime ban days to know how many trains are likely to actually be running.
  21. Dawnstar
    Does Different Drummer have elaborate scenery that requires a half hour interval on either side of it?
  22. Dawnstar
    I suppose with 3 female Principals all being replaced at once there aren't enough other Principals to replace them. Gasparini doing all 6 performances of Danses Concertantes might indicate a lack of potential replacements. Presumably Hamilton can't replace Nunez on 22nd because she's doing that gala in Singapore on 23rd & 24th. I suppose it depends if Magri's being replaced due to injury or for some other reason. She's still down for SL at the moment but then the ROH website isn't always updated consistently.
  23. Dawnstar
    Several cast changes for Danses Concertantes & Requeim have appeared on the ROH website: Isabella Gasparini is replacing both Anna-Rose O'Sullivan & Mayara Magri in Danses Concertantes and is therefore dancing all 6 performances. Melissa Hamilton is replacing Marianela Nunez on 20th, 4th & 9th. Isabel Lubach is replacing Nunez on 22nd & replacing Hamilton on 13th. Magri, Nunez & O'Sullivan are all still currently listed for their upcoming Swan Lake performances so it'll be interesting to see if they all still do those or not.
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    I meant to post this last week then forgot so before the thread vanishes off the first page I hope it's okay to do so now. My favourite curtain call photo of Alexander Campbell & Claire Calvert. I think this Prince Florimund might be leaving Aurora for the Lilac Fairy!
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    I have not read the entire report, and can't face doing so. The Times had an article about it a few days ago https://t.co/lY1SpHRCRc If I may repeat what I said on Twitter after I read it, the ninth paragraph makes me want to weep. I'm already seeing considerably less opera than I used to because many modern productions are too modern for me but now the Arts Council wants companies to reinterpret operas even more. I despair.
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