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  1. MargaretN7

    Gloriana

    MargaretN7 replied to Beryl H's topic in Not Dance

    Gloriana, I feel, is worth a viewing/listening. I've seen it before, and also at the first night of this ROH production. There's some lovely, and very varied, music in it. The dancing includes some Tudor Elizabethan style, plus the two ballet students, the latter being kind of thing that might have been included in a pageant performed before the queen (the second Elizabeth) to celebrate her coronation and to show the local talent. And yes, lovely to see Toby Spence back.
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    I think Wulf sounded restrainedly polite in his comment about the nuns' dance in Robert Le Diable. I found it boring and stupid, and I couldn't even shut my eyes and enjoy the music because of the loud huffing and puffing.
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    Mmmmm, I rather like that idea of the Blue Peter approach "Here's something we made earlier"!
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    What a company the Royal Ballet is, that it can field so many good casts, and all with their different interpretations, in a ballet like Mayerling. Long may it continue. And thanks and best wishes to all of them.
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    BBB, your 'something sunny' report brought into my mind a picture of a ballet based on Gilbert and Sullivan's Mikado, bright and sunny, with dark moments, and lots of different kinds of characters. Anyone else have their own sunny ideas?
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    Then there are younger ex RB dancers, now doing well elsewhere, who might consider coming 'home'?
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    Alternatively, rather than recruiting more principal ballerinas from elsewhere, some not-yet principals could get the opportunity to dance some principal roles, in preparation for possible later promotion. RB already have some doing that, and doing it well.
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    About 10 minutes in to the programme
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    That could go two ways, or even three. They shoot Siegfried by mistake, or he comes on too late, and a bit of hasty improvisation ensues, either the swans getting shot, or said swans banding together and attacking the friends.
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    Last night's Bayadere, Marianela's Nikiya, beautiful. However, one small incident (which wasn't allowed to interfere with the performance), as Nikiya sped around the stage the snake flew out of the basket of flowers (what is it with Miss Nunez and props?). Now, if that snake had flown in the opposite direction, and got Gamzatti....? Ah, that's another story! (Idea for a new discussion thread, anyone, how an incident gives a twist to the story direction?)
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    A note to you younger ones. In the 50s tights were not ubiquitous, stockings and suspenders were normal wear (tho' not, perhaps, lace-topped black ones!)
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    The current cast of the Royal Opera Don Carlos is one of the best, possibly the best, one I've heard and seen.
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    Now on ROH website, it's Thiago Soares replacing Kish, so no Mr and Mrs Bonelli, but best wishes to Thiago. And best wishes to Nehemia for a speedy recovery.
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    As I understand it, if you have the capability of watching a live BBC broadcast, ie a computer with broadband link, you need a licence. When it was iplayer only showing post broadcast, a licence wasn't needed.
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    Saw Yuhui's first performance as Alice last Saturday - delightful. We may not have spring in our weather, but there was joyous spring in her Alice.
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    Bennet Mayerling, May 25th and 30th? Or April 25th and 30th?
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    Depends on the 13 year old. For two of my granddaughters I'd say ok, for one I'd say no.
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    A dilute mixture of teatree oil can work, and it smells better than many of the special mould removing products.
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    Yes, a good run of Onegin, I saw every cast (and more than once each). Good from all levels of the company, I'll just give a few comments special for me. Marianela Nunez and Thiago Soares were particularly wonderful, a memory to treasure, Nehemiah Kish showed himself to be a true romantic, and I thought Valeri Hristov's Onegin was the best role I've seen him do.
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    Also on R4 Today programme (Friday 8th Feb), at about 7.45. You can go on www.bbc.co.uk/today and read about / listen to this item.
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    This morning's Radio 4 programme, The Cultural Exchange, at 9am, and with a shortened repeat this evening at 9.30, and probably on iplayer, had a very interesting discussion on professional critics (large section of middle of programme). Included comment " a professional critic should have knowledge and trustworthiness",
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    Seconded (And I haven't had any supper, I'm still full of lunch)
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    I managed to get some fairly last minute tickets for Warhorse, direct from National Theatre although the play has moved to another London theatre - it's always worth investigating.
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    I make my own bread sauce - easy. Put skinned and halved onion in milk, warm and leave to stand an hour or more. Add breadcrumbs (and any other spice to taste if you want), rewarm. (Note to self, buy some white bread) And the turkey remains stay hidden on the 26th. When I reached the age of 40 I declared I would never again have left over turkey on my birthday! So put all Christmas cards away for that day, hide the turkey, and get out the lobster and champagne.
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    Tuesday evening's Nutcracker, well done Federico Bonelli and Laura Morera who, in the Grand Pas shoulder lifts, did one on each shoulder. Others so far have used the same shoulder each time.
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