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  1. One of the funniest things I've seen for ages is on iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00td8g6/bbc-proms-2010-sondheims-80th-birthday-celebration It's the Sondheim Prom from 2010. I never realised Bryn Terfel can do a mean soft-shoe shuffle. There's also the John Williams Prom. BBC 4 broadcast both concerts last weekend, I hope they continue with these more lighthearted programmes. Linda PS Dame Judi Dench makes an unbilled appearance singing Send in the Clowns from A Little Night Music.
  2. Yes that's the one. I'm glad she (Alina) has found a new home in ENB but I still think it's a great shame that she chose to follow him and leave the RB. Nothing wrong with ENB particularly under Rojo's re-vitalising leadership but it doesn't quite have the international reputation of the country's flagship company. But that's a bit academic at the moment.
  3. For white: Greco di Tufo or Falanghia Red: any Taurasi or Aglianico For the sweet-toothed Lacrima de Christi del Vesuvio Look for the Feudi di San Gregorio, a very reliable shipper. I always knew those long lazy lunches in Sorrento weren't wasted! Linda
  4. I saw it and it was enough to put them off Kobborg for life! He came across as a total bighead and hardly mentioned her except in reference to his own career. I ended up feeling sorry for her which I'm sure was not the original intention. Linda
  5. I believe there's a new streaming service starting soon that has old BBC & ITV programmes. Or it may be up & running already but I haven't noticed anything online. Wouldn't it be great if old ballet stuff was included? But I think there may be copyright issues with the orchestras involved. Linda
  6. But he still looks so young! Has he got a portrait aging in an attic somewhere? it's amazing how dancers manage to look so youthful when they have such a physically hard life. Or is that the reason? Linda
  7. Interesting. I never saw this on stage with McRae. When was it recorded and how was it? Much as I admire his technical skill and his on-stage ebullience (he was sensational in the Rubies section of Jewels) I can't imagine him as the diseased and despairing Crown Prince. And I was always thought Sarah Lamb was a natural for Larisch. I shall look forward to seeing this if only to be proved wrong. Linda
  8. Really enjoying this afternoon's Triple Bill but can someone help mw out with casting? I recognise most of the principals but not all of the others and Sky doesn't show the cast until right at the end (and then the picture is usually minimised to make room for trailers). Linda
  9. That's interesting. The Friday screening is on the screen guide but not on their website. In fact, there's very little on the website, apart from pictures. You'd think a media company would try a little harder to keep their customers informed. Linda
  10. Looking at the Sky website and the screen guide, the Ashton Triple is now scheduled for Sunday, 26th at 14:50. Linda
  11. Going through old copies of Dance & Dancers, I found this comment which struck a chord: " I get the impression that the [Royal] Opera House's ideal would be to play every night to an audience none of whom had ever been there before. They talk a lot about building up audiences, encouraging regular attendance via the Friends etc - but the way they actually behave would discourage any but the most dedicated from repeated visits." That's from a reader's comments in February 1989. Sound familiar? Linda
  12. I remember Christopher Gable in Ken Russell's version of 'The Boyfriend'. During a Busby Berkeley style fantasy section he dances with Twiggy on a huge 78" (that's an early vinyl record, for all you youngsters.) In another one he carries her in a Voices of Spring lift over a country bridge and they dance around a folly of a Greek Temple. See the internet movie database for more images: www.imdb.com. Linda
  13. Actually, this is in the Times. The comment is by Debra Crain, a well-respected dance critic.
  14. I can think of quite a few male dancers who gave up dancing in SB but continued to dance happily in many other ballets. Let's face it, it's not the most exciting role for the man. Linda
  15. If that's the Boheme Jonathan Miller staged for the Florence Maggiore Festival in 1997, it's brilliant. I was working in Florence at the time and was lucky enough to attend the first night. I'm going to record it anyway - you can never have too much Puccini IMHO. Linda
  16. I decided rather late to treat myself to a ticket for Sleeping Beauty but nearly every performance was sold out. I ended up with the Lamb/Hirano cast which is fine but not my first choice so I wondered if anyone can tell me who else is cast. Bluebirds, Lilac Fairy, Florestan and his sisters, for example? Thanks Linda
  17. Thanks very much Alison. I wonder if naming a seat gives the donor any special privileges? Not that I have a thousand quid to spare, mind you. Linda
  18. Can anyone tell me about the changes to the Linbury & the Clore (if there were any) that were made as part of the 'Open Up' project? I'm particularly interested in the seating and the sightlines. Thanks Linda
  19. Is watching ballet recorded 'live' from the ROH stage vastly improved by the Blue-ray format? I assume that DVDs are on the way out and I need to buy new equipment anyway but I don't find HD makes a major diference so is it worth going to a new format? Linda
  20. This explains why it didn't contain all the info usually shown on the cast list. I wondered why there was no credit for staging or principal coaching. I did wonder if Anthony Dowell had coached Matthew Ball, given that it was his debut in the role and Dowell had created Des Grieux. Linda
  21. What worried me about the list (apart from the lack of Wheeldon and any other ballet) was the one described as 'painful to watch'. Really? Is that a criteria of something to be labelled as the best this century? Linda
  22. I'm not sre how to embed video but here's the link to the mambo in Damn Yankees: Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon in Damn Yankees - Who's Got the Pain Puts a grin on my face every time! Linda
  23. I saw this and found it completely absorbing, admittedly I'm a fan of US musicals and I've always loved watching both of them in their rare screen appearances. Fosse was amazing in Kiss Me Kate (1953) when he partnered Carol Haney in the last section of 'From this moment on" which he also choreographed. (just that section, Hermes Pan did the rest) And there's a rare number that Fosse & Verdon danced together in Damn Yankees: 'Who's got the pain when they do the mambo? This was shown in the TV series. Fosse also appeared in 'My Sister Eileen' & 'The Little Prince". Neither turn up on TV very often but they're available on DVD. And there are books too especially about him and Ethan Mordden's excellent series on the Broadway musical through the decades is full of interesting details. For those who missed it, all episodes were on iPlayer and you can still view or download every one. Linda Oh & Gwen Verdon was in a dramatic role in 'Cocoon' and it's sequel. Although not a musical there was a lovely moment when she took to the floor with Don Ameche.
  24. Deborah Bull can be seen in the MacMillan 'Prince of the Pagodas' DVD. She has a soloist role as a Cloud but also danced the role of Epine during that season. Linda
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