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  1. MJW
    To put it mildly. It wouldn't be quite so bad if this was the last of the lockdowns but clearly it will come back in January.
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    I'm afraid it appears that commonsense has gone out the window!
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    Just got my newspaper through the letterbox announcing a new national lockdown - I won't put what I feel in words as it might offend! I will be so disappointed for everyone - particularly the dancers and other staff at the Royal Ballet and elsewhere. I suppose we shall just have to see what restrictions are imposed and hope for the best.
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    I have to confess I watched a bit of it at work today (it was my lunch 'hour' in my defence), and as always it is absolutely fascinating. I shall watch more over the weekend as the weather is supposed to be horrid. I have just been watching the rehearsal from Within the Golden Hour with David Donnelly and Teo Tubreuil - just how dances keep directions etc in their heads continues to amaze. I am afraid with me, it would be in one ear and out the other!
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    Excellent points there - I have often wondered about the size of its audience base. Perhaps a couple of well-placed interviews with Kevin o'Hare or Alex Beard in the press about re-opening?
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    What an excellent idea - I will have to have it playing on my phone while I'm at work! Hopefully it will be available to view later in the day.
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    I did manage to get single tickets - after a bit of to-ing and fro-ing with dates and different parts of the auditorium!
  8. MJW
    Glad you mentioned that - I was quite surprised - we may find ourselves sitting amongst the orchestra!
  9. MJW
    None I think - it all goes to the auction house!
  10. MJW
    Oh well better than a poke in the eye! There aren't that many cultural institutions that would have something so valuable they could sell without causing too much of a fuss. It will be interesting to see what further Government support they get.
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    I seem to recall from his IG that he is carrying an injury but can't find it now - it may have been on his IG Story hence why I can't find it!
  12. MJW
    They’re good aren’t they? Looks like a GDPR breach waiting to happen!
  13. MJW
    Mine says Friday 23 October at 10am
  14. MJW
    Not as yet - probably won’t show up until late next week!
  15. MJW
    I will be poised over my computer at work waiting to get in the queue at 10am!
  16. MJW
    Just had an email from ROH saying that the invitation to apply for the ballot was sent in error! Not sure if that was just me or everyone who got the invitation to apply!
  17. MJW
    If anybody was thinking of bidding for the Hockney - here at the details! https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/paintings/david-hockney-portrait-of-sir-david-webster-6285715-details.aspx?from=salesummary&intObjectID=6285715&lid=1
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    First of all commiserations to those who weren't able to watch this evening. I hope that the ROH, Vimeo et al sort things out for next time and that you are all able to watch at some point. I thought that was really quite impressive - although gala performances can inevitably be a bit disjointed, I thought overall it was excellent. I am so pleased for all involved that they have after such a long time (which I am sure must have been hellish at times) been able to perform on stage. Let us all hope that they can continue performing - in one way or another - until normality returns. Special mentions I think to Anna Rose O'Sullivan and Yasmine Naghdi - but well done to everyone. I have had a pretty rotten week but thankfully that has made me feel much better!
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    Unfortunately I can’t get the stream to work via my Firestick (it has worked previously) so I have plugged my pc into my tv and am watching that way! Lots of complaints on the ROH website
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    I was pleased to see so many performances - stupidly I had got the impression they were just performing one each of of A and B!
  21. MJW
    A shame - but needs must I suppose. A completely different situation however to the possibility of the Royal Academy selling its Michelangelo
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    Given that neither rugby or football players do (and I appreciate they are playing outside) I would hope not!
  23. MJW
    Excellent - hopefully they have learnt their lesson from the first 'lockdown' performance which was really quite depressing !
  24. MJW
    These are from the ROH's Flickr. Enjoy! https://www.flickr.com/photos/royaloperahouse/albums/72157716075305412
  25. MJW
    Speaking as a non-musical person, I found this absolutely fascinating and at times - particularly when he was speaking about his early life in Amsterdam during the war, very moving. I would certainly recommend to all. It was on BBC2 on Saturday night and is available on the iPlayer.
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