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  1. Esmeralda
    But the Infra casting still seems to be four performances first cast, 2 performances second cast, I wonder why...Well, at least I see different casts for Unknown Soldier and Symphony in C.
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    I wonered about it too, but I think videos on Instagram have a time restiction and because of this I went also to the RB Facebook page. There is the video too but actually longer. Since I am not longer at FB I see no updates there anymore, otherwise I would have posted this video directly. This is the link for the FB video. https://www.facebook.com/royaloperahouse/videos/484678558721928/ I have and I agree with you completely that she fits better at the more "modern" stuff. She was wonderful in Dresden, no question! But it was Dresden (a great company but also going more in the modern direction) and simply just not the RB. Not really comparable. I just really don´t see her at RB at the classical direction, there are dancers - even in low(er) ranks - who I would prefer to see in classical variations. Wasn´t Acri scheduled to dance the Idol? Or am I totally confused? With all the cast changes and switches I am mixing everything together...
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    True! And even at smaller opera houses as the ROH there are sometimes really confusing and weird ways, where you can get lost quite easily...but the artists are used to this, the (maybe even regular) visitor not... For anyone who is interested: the ROH Instagram account posted a short video about the Bronze Idol with Marcelinho Sambe and what it does need to get the look of a statue:
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    Wow, there will be quite a lot of cast changes around Christmastime! Didn´t really realize this before since I only booked for the matinee on new years day only because of the time not because of any cast. If Jackson also cancels his performances I can imagine that maybe we will some some debut from a first solosit/soloist, especially with one pairing (Hayward/McRae) completely missing. Curious to see how this will work out.
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    This is an interesting project with the student insight, very lovely, so it would be really fantastic if its not only at the livestream, also I have seen Infra only once (without any infos about it at the time) so I will keep my fingers crossed! Thanks for the infos, Richard!
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    Thank you Richard! Hopefully we can see it later on youtube too, since I am not at home tonight! Do we know about dancers who will join?
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    Interesting. Would absolutely love this with seeing more of the Soloists in rehearsals but this season was - until now - mainly Principals. Though to be fair, the season is young and we had only 3 of them, but still only one soloist and one first soloist. Except I have forgotten about someone. Last season we really had some fantastic rehearsals with Soloists/First soloists like in the Nutcracker and even First Artists/Arists for Alice so I would really love it if O`Hare would give more time to the lower ranks in the Insights!
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    If the infos are correct on the page the first cast from Infra has 4 performances and the second cast 2 - I booked the last 2 performances so I won´t see the second cast🙁. Well the first cast is great and a dream (and a lot of faves) so I will try to see it positive that I can see them twice (though it would have been nice to see Kaneko, Dias and Sissens). But at least I see 2 great casts for Balanchine!
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    So, who will be the next? Any guesses? Corrales was in Billy Eliott, Joseph Sissens was once in a musical too...I think Calvin Richardson were interested in musical theatre too when he was younger. Not sure with the ladies... Other candidates? 😂
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    I had no earworms until you wrote it...now I have 4 different songs in my head, will try not to sing on the bus to home🙊🙉
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    Definitely!I t is a great opportunity for a dancer to shine (literally) because it is a really fantastic solo and I always love watching it so I am curious how much I will miss it when I will see La Bayadere in Berlin. Though maybe the dancers in Berlin aren´t too sad about it, I often hear dancers complain that they need almost the same time to get rid of the makeup as the time to learn the role😉.
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    Does the role of Skimbleshanks require a lot of singing? I believe "his" song is actually sung by the other cats...Or maybe they write him another song too like they do for Hayward. It is a bit difficult because of the breathing. When I took singing lessons I learned that I had to relax my belly so that you can breathe more deepily, but as a dancer you are just not used to it (it is a little bit more complicated, but you get the idea). Once you learn the trick to "relax" (or probably some can do it quite easy) it is up to your talent how well you can sing.
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    Maybe we should ask who else from RB auditioned and who may miss some time at the RB? Guess this explains, why McRae didn´t revive his role at Frankenstein. Like with Hayward I am not afraid that the strong company has a problem to replace them for the few months. Hopefully a few from the soloists are getting chances like O`sullivan!
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    That`s what I meant, thank you! Well, I hope for everyone who waited for this DVD it will be true😊!
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    I guess there were a few shouts of joy around the world with these news😄
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    I could also add some names but I think in the end we all agree that we are living in a very happy ballet time and can only hope, it will last for a long, very long time!
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    My dear colleagues heard a shout of joy just now😄! Thank you for bringing such great news!
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    Thank you Capybara, this is why I asked when Vanartus said Richardson - but glad to hear only positive things! Letitia Dias is always worth watching! When she was dancing with BRB I wondered always why she wasn´t at RB. She just has something very special!
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    It sounded so neutral at first, so I wondered. But thank you for being honest😄!
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    Thank you! Anything else to say or better not speak about it?🙂
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    Absolutely agree with all of you! There are so many ways to announce cast changes without wasting paper - especially if they hide the casting slips or put them in programmes, which aren´t bought by everyone. There could even be a mix of them - announcing changes on Social Media and an anouncement over the speaker system. Or really big screens at strategic points. I seriously hope there will be a change in the future because it is not fair to the dancers AND to the audience (at least to them who care about who is dancing). May I ask who danced the Bronze Idol last night? I assume it wasn´t Campbell because not only the leading ladies switched their roles but also with Corrales a different Solor, so probably a different Idol too?
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    Well, disappointment could even happen when another principal would replace Naghdi, it is the same case for a friend who bought tickets especially because of Hayward (and because she wanted to see her dance with Ball). She likes Naghdi, this is not the problem, but she would have preferred Hayward. I just bought tickets for both casts to see as many dancers as possible so not too big disappointments from my side (I would have loved to see Hayward but I didn´t book because of her)😃.
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    Very interesting, Vanartus! I am quite excited for it since I heard/read it was a reconstruction a few weeks ago. Will have to wait until the second Christmas day though, have only tickets for this performance! On the homepage it says it is appropriate for children at the age of 6, hope this is true since it is my christmas present for my niece, haha.
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    Thank you Stevie, for posting the technical infos! I am afraid, I don´t understand them either😳 I just asked me the same questions as bridiem...Maybe we wouldn´t ask these questions, if we would understand the technical infos🙂 Ah, the Amazon problem...I have often the same thoughts - do I support the local shops etc. or buy it cheaper at Amazon...When I buy things from RB at the german Amazon page it is cheaper for me as if I would buy it at the shop at ROH.
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    From their IG stories I interpret that O`Sullian and Sambe coming back today.
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