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  1. MJW
    I'd agree regarding YouTube - interestingly the RoH uploaded the cinema broadcast of the Marriage of Figaro on YouTube for a time-limited period. Perhaps they could do the same with the Royal Ballet's broadcasts?
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    Some pictures from the School's Flickr account https://www.flickr.com/photos/royalballetschool/albums/72157709900307211
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    Sort of relevant to the discussions - received this message earlier today - We look forward to opening booking tomorrow morning for Autumn Season rehearsals, allowing you to book additional tickets up to the maximum of four tickets per Friend across the Autumn Season. We’re aware that some Friends have experienced issues with buying tickets online in this priority booking period; we are sorry for the inconvenience caused and are working to resolve the issue. To give yourself the best chance of buying tickets quickly, Friends are advised to avoid refreshing the rehearsals page or attempting to buy tickets before booking opens at 9am. Simply go to the website after 9am, ensuring you are logged into your account, and then click the buy buttons without refreshing. You'll then be taken to select your seats as usual. We hope you enjoy our wonderful Autumn Season at the Royal Opera House and look forward to welcoming you here very soon.
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    Sorry ! Should have looked more closely before posting...
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    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lilian-hochhauser-to-think-i-knew-shostakovich-fcj8mvf98 People might find this quite interesting - it can be read without a subscription.
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    I see that everyone else had problems this morning booking rehearsals and it wasn't down to my employer's website! After refreshing the rehearsals page after 9am to book, everything disappeared. After 5 mins of frantic refreshing I was eventually able to get in the queue only for it to "pause" for about 15mins. Thankfully I was able to get a good seat in the Balcony for Sleeping Beauty (which came as a surprise as I thought Friends rehearsals were limited to the amphitheatre. Obviously not).
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    Well just got back home and thank you to those who said I ought to go as that was thoroughly enjoyable! Very impressive performances all round and nice to see pieces I haven't seen before. I recognised some of the dancers from the Cunning Little Vixen earlier in the year and it will be nice to follow the careers of those joining the RB next season as Aud Jebsen dancers. I am sure there were many very proud parents, grandparents and other family members today/
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    Given the comments earlier about booking problems, I was a bit worried about being able to book this morning when Friends Booking opened (especially as I had to book at work on my employer's slower system) but thankfully it was fine. Just need a mortgage to cover the cost!
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    Just had this confirmation from RoH PART 1 13:30 – 14:38 1 HOUR 06 MINUTES INTERVAL 14:38 – 15:03 25 MINUTES PART 2 15:03 – 16:12 1 HOUR 09 MINUTES CURTAIN CALLS 16:12 – 16:17 5 MINUTES TOTAL RUNNING TIME = 2 HOURS 47 MINUTES
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    Silly question but the website is no help - does anyone know the running time for Sunday?
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    Couldn't agree more; it was a last minute decision to go and see this live and I was so glad I did !
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    I had a bit of a panic as well !
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    What interesting lists everyone has! I've only been going to the ballet over the last few years so what I have seen thus far is somewhat limited (34 so far) but I would be very happy to see these most (if not every) year Two Pigeons Within the Golden Hour Symphonic Variations Les Patineurs
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    Sounds fantastic and so lovely to hear of such enthusiasm from the audiences in Japan - will the RB expect the same when they return to London? !
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    Until the DVD arrives - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zXfYygXX0I
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    Thinking back over the season, I'm a bit worried that I am becoming a bit obsessive about ballet but since that is better than being on drugs or speeding cars, I shan't worry too much! Highlights The Two Pigeons (I saw this ages ago on Sky Arts and loved it, so was so pleased it was being performed this year - in the end I saw it three times - at the general rehearsal, with Alexander Campbell and Yuhui Choe and then with Yasmine Naghdi and James Hay and loved it - I now have the music on my Ipod!) Within the Golden Hour, which I hadn't planned to see but decided to go to the mixed bill and was so pleased as I did as I thought this was fantastic and taught me to be a bit more open minded about modern works. Flight Pattern - didn't think I would like this but was overwhelmed. Lowlights Winter Dreams (loved Les Patineurs and the Concert though) R&J at Covent Garden (but loved the cinema version with Matthew Ball and Yasmine Naghdi). It may not have helped that when I saw it live the woman sitting next to me kept fidgeting and sighing throughout!)
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    Many thanks for your comments - I've booked !
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    Can I ask whether anyone has been to see the School's summer performance and what it is like? There are some tickets available and I was thinking of booking, but am not sure what to expect (esp as I don't have a family member on stage!) Many thanks
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    For A Month in the Country fans ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AFpX1KYSYc&t=26s
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    The Firebird from the RoH's Flickr account https://www.flickr.com/photos/royaloperahouse/albums/72157708935254631/with/48061867348/
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    You never know, if the conductor wants to get home on time they might just play that bit faster!
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    How horrid for you! You should have come and sat next to me in the stalls as the two young women on my right left at the second interval as well.
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    Yes - there were no curtains calls for Symphony (by which I mean the cast coming out in front the curtains) and I happened to look at my watch as the lights came up and saw it was 10:50 (my watch might have been fast but only by a couple of minutes).
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    First of all, a bit of a moan. I went to the Firebird mixed bill last night (Thursday). The website indicated a finish time of approx. 10:40 but the programme indicated 10:30 (interval of 25 and 20 minutes as opposed to two lots of 25 on the website - not sure how the other 5 minutes disappeared off to - perhaps the orchestra were going to be asked to play a bit faster?). In any event it finished at 10:50! Needless to say (and this does annoy me) people were getting up to go whilst the cast were still on stage at the end of the performance (no curtain calls for Symphony in C). Just managed to get my train at 11pm (by about 30 seconds) - not sure how I managed to get to Waterloo in 10 mins. I really can't understand first why the website and programme seem to differ so often, and secondly why can't it start and finish reasonably on time? Any moans over..this was the second time seeing the Firebird (first time on Saturday). I am still not sure what to make of it - perhaps because it is so different from what I have seen before. A Month was lovely and so glad I was able to see Nunez, Hayward, Ball (recovered from R&J on Tues!) and James Hay (what a wig! it needs putting down!). Symphony was equally lovely and was the first time I had seen both of these so wasn't sure what to expect. I would be very happy to see both again. So nice to see such a large part of the company all on stage in such an impressive performance. A lovely way to end the season. Roll on October.
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    Mine isn't a proper cinema, just our local arts centre which can be converted into a cinema for live broadcasts etc. I suppose the main hall must have a capacity of around 160 and it was packed and it appeared everyone enjoyed (even the husbands who went at the behest of their wives!)
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