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  1. stucha
    There is a video of this on YouTube at the moment. It's not official, so I cannot give the link.
  2. stucha
    Georgiades never designed Don Q at the Australian Ballet. The costumes were by Barry Kay and the sets by Anne Fraser and it was this production which entered the the Royal Ballet repertoire in the early 2000s. The most recent production had new sets and costumes based on Nureyev's famous film version for the Australian Ballet which were by Barry Kay.
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    A recent change to the system sees promotion to première danseuse and premier danseur removed from the concours system, and changed to recommendation by the Director of the Opera and director of Dance.
  4. stucha
    According to her Instagram, she rehearsed the role of Lise with Lesley Collier and Sambe at the ROH, In the days after the ballet icons gala.
  5. stucha
    For 25/26, I am predicting Raymonda Le Corsaire (Martinez or Legris) Coppelia (Lacotte) 😁
  6. stucha
    It will. Just make sure you are already using your VPN before you go to the site and try to create an account.
  7. stucha
    you may need to create an account on France tv. It's free. There's an icon top right.
  8. stucha
    a few extracts. The full ballet is available on Culturebox, but it is geoblocked. You can view it if you have a VPN. La Fille mal gardée à l'Opéra de Paris en replay (france.tv)
  9. stucha
    I realise of course that no one these days will know what shorthand is. 😂
  10. stucha
    If you listen carefully, they do use the full form when each syllable corresponds with each beat of the rhythm they are teaching. They shorten it if there are fewer beats or the rhythm is faster. It's a type of shorthand if you like. Nothing sinister.
  11. stucha
    I have not seen this yet, but can tell you that the music for the peasant pd2+ is by Burgmuller not Adam. Whether other music has been added as well I don't know.
  12. stucha
    I agree completely. Not to mention the wonderful costumes. It is superb and avoids the cringey harem-like vibe
  13. stucha
    Thanks for posting this @Jeannette Please let us know what you think of the performance. I will be watching the replay on Italian TV on the 28th December.
  14. stucha
    If you mean Coppelia, then it is by Sergei Vikharev.
  15. stucha
    It really is quite remarkable. And also the way he performs them entirely in character is excellent. After all Albrecht has been commanded by Myrthe to dance until he can dance no more. There is no element of circus in his performance. There are several different versions of the solo at this point in the ballet and it is often up to the performer as to which version he performs. It is quite a dramatic moment too and the entrechat six repeated like that builds the tension as the music rises to its climax. I think that virtuosity should be recognised and applauded when deserved, as it is here. He is obviously very talented and is also a very modest young man.
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    It is available for 72 hours from the time of the stream.
  17. stucha
    Exclusive to the Australian Ballet only.
  18. stucha
    There are many 'mad' scenes for sopranos in 19th century opera, Lucia di Lammermoor probably being the most famous. As I understand it, the character of mad Margaret was based on Lucia and was intended to be a parody of the extremes of operatic excess of the times and not a realistic portrayal of mental disorder. I understand that it may raise issues with some in these treacherous times.
  19. stucha
    Two of his former students joined the Australian Ballet. Maxim Zenin, and Misha Barkidjija. He may have taken the opportunity to catch up with them too.
  20. stucha
    Irek appears dancing in this interview regarding Dante Project in Paris
  21. stucha
    Yes, I agree with you re Kokoreva and Gusev. Just magic. Kokoreva was recently promoted to the rank of Principal.
  22. stucha
    Correction. It is Daria Khokhlova and Alexei Putintsev.
  23. stucha
    in this full length version, Elizaveta Kokoreva is dancing with Alexei Putintsev. The clip with Kokoreva/ Gusev is from another recording. He is excellent.
  24. stucha
    It is on YT. Search Giselle Olga Smirnova
  25. stucha
    I've always thought of it as not so much a cottage as a shed.
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