Dawnstar Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) I was just looking up the SB page on the ROH's website & noticed that it has Campbell down as the Prince opposite Takada tonight. Has there been another cast change? I thought it was supposed to be Hirano who was replacing McRae opposite Takada. Edited November 11, 2019 by Dawnstar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) RB website has Alexander Campbell now showing as Florimund tonight (with Akane Takada ) rather than Ryoichi Hirano. I haven't had any email though. Anyone able to confirm? Edited November 11, 2019 by Richard LH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) Snap, Dawnstar! Edited November 11, 2019 by Richard LH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 @Richard LH I guess it shows how much time we all tend to spend hanging around on the ROH's website! (Though in my case it's purely curiosity as I'm on holiday so can't attend any performances for 3 weeks no matter who's appearing in what!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) Hirano is still down for his other performances, which I hope means it isn't an injury (if it's correct, which I assume it is). Unless it's just a quick decision for tonight and then look further forward? Edited November 11, 2019 by bridiem Sentence added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Campbell replaces Hirano due to injury is scrolling on the ROH screen. No other details as yet so may be just tonight maybe not..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Last season it seemed to be Hirano doing all the replacing, this season it's definitely Campbell: 3rd lot of replacing only a month & a half in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 On 10/11/2019 at 00:55, alison said: 2) I thought were siblings, probably of Florimund, since we see no signs of Aurora having any? 3) Isn't it Cinderella and her Prince, rather than Goldilocks? (I miss the Cinderella divertissement ) 2) Florestan is supposedly the "crown prince" (named after his father) and he is partnered by his and Aurora's younger sisters. I know - it doesn't make any sense as they are completely absent from Act 1, but they are an invention, I think, of Frederick Ashton's, for the 1946 Ninette de Valois production. Although de Valois drew fairly heavily on the 1921 Diaghilev production, the pas de quatre - in the Petipa original for the Gold, Silver, Sapphire and Diamond fairies - was, in 1921 a pas de quatre for a quartet of commedia dell-arte characters. 3) I believe this character is indeed Goldilocks, but not the one who had the close encounter with the three bears. She is the heroine of another fairy tale by the same Madame d'Aulnoy who was the source of the Bluebird and Florine story. In the original French she is La belle au cheveux d'or. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsay Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) Well much drama tonight - Akane Takada is unable to continue after Act 1 so interval extended while we await another ballerina. Edited November 11, 2019 by Lindsay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MargaretN7 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 14 hours ago, Sebastian said: This website is indeed a marvellous compendium of secondary sources and some lovely visual material (including much which is hard for the casual reader to find). However one can’t rely on it, as I discovered when doing some research around the history of the Sleeping Beauty. To give one example, the site asserts - as if established fact - that >>The purpose of the Fairy Violente pointing her fingers during her variation in the Grand Pas de six of the Prologue is that she is zapping electricity, which was new in 1890. I very much hope this is true, as it is a most entertaining idea and the Prologue Fairies are somewhat mysterious. However nowhere does there seem to be a 19th century source for this observation, in any language, although it pops up, unsourced, in some speculative writing after the Second World War. More than happy to be corrected by those who know more but I can’t find where this comes from. I read somewhere, forgotten where, that this electrical variation is celebrating the theatre where it was performed being newly lit by electricity. (Michael Faraday had demonstrated the electric motor and generator in the 1820's, and before that there was static electricity) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, Lindsay said: Well much drama tonight - Akane Takada is unable to continue after Act 1 so interval extended while we await another ballerina. Oh no! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 this autumn season seems too ambitious... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Wall Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 16 minutes ago, Lindsay said: Well much drama tonight - Akane Takada is unable to continue after Act 1 so interval extended while we await another ballerina. Such a shame... she's such a lovely Aurora. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Golly. Hope it's not anything too serious. I wonder if they'll get Hayward in or if Campbell will be onto his 3rd Aurora before he even got a chance to dance with the 2nd! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 A friend is there tonight who particularly likes Takada so she will be disappointed....but understanding! Hope it's not anything too serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryrosesatonapin Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 So tonight's audience lost their leading couple. To lose one could be regarded as a misfortune, but to lose both etc etc.....But on a serious note, I do hope Hirano and Takada recover very quickly, poor things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 sad day for Japan🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shade Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 So sorry to hear this. Wish her a speedy recovery. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletfanp Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Was it obvious what happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsay Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) Not obvious, no but Takada looked less secure than she usually does (which is to say she was still very good but not as flawless as I have seen her on previous occasions). They restarted with the Lilac Fairy taking the prince in his boat and Takada stayed to do the awakening scene. Then Yasmine Naghdi danced Act 3. The pas de deux was a bit cautious as you would expect but no major mishaps, extremely professionally done and they were both calm and smiling throughout - and their individual variations were lovely. Edited November 11, 2019 by Lindsay 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsay Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Also James Hay was an incredible bluebird! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 5 minutes ago, Lindsay said: Not obvious, no but Takada looked less secure than she usually does (which is to say she was still very good but not as flawless as I have seen her on previous occasions). They restarted with the Lilac Fairy taking the prince in his boat and Takada stayed to do the awakening scene. Then Yasmine Naghdi danced Act 3. The pas de deux was a bit cautious as you would expect but no major mishaps, extremely professionally done and they were both calm and smiling throughout - and their individual variations were lovely. Thanks for updating us, Lindsay. I hope they had a chance to have a quick run through of the fish dives at least! Must have been quite a performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninamargaret Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 5 minutes ago, Lindsay said: Also James Hay was an incredible bluebird! I bet he was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Lindsay, or anyone else, was it definitely Akane in the awakening scene? I wasn't sure...but then I was confused as I was expecting to see Yasmine and not Akane at that point...all I knew that it wasn't Yasmine ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 1 hour ago, LinMM said: A friend is there tonight who particularly likes Takada so she will be disappointed....but understanding! Hope it's not anything too serious. That may have been the enthusiastic lady who gave Takada a standing ovation after the rose adagio 🌹 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsay Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 I thought it was Akane but my eyesight isn’t perfect - would make sense though as there is no real dancing or pointe work required and she was already in the costume.... Poor thing - what terrible luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNC Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Lindsay said: Not obvious, no but Takada looked less secure than she usually does (which is to say she was still very good but not as flawless as I have seen her on previous occasions). They restarted with the Lilac Fairy taking the prince in his boat and Takada stayed to do the awakening scene. Then Yasmine Naghdi danced Act 3. The pas de deux was a bit cautious as you would expect but no major mishaps, extremely professionally done and they were both calm and smiling throughout - and their individual variations were lovely. I may be mistaken but I don’t think that was Takada...perhaps Sae Maeda? Someone Japanese/Asian, certainly not Naghdi! Considering how disappointed and upset Takada must have been not to be able to continue (and presumably in some pain) I would expect her to be immediately assessed by a doctor and able to go home, rather than hanging about for 45 minutes! Takada was beautiful in Act 1, certainly did not look like she was injured so hopefully not serious. Massive appreciation to Naghdi (and Campbell of course!) for the last minute substitution. Hope both Hirano and Takada recover soon. Edited November 11, 2019 by JNC 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsay Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 I defer to you JNC - I wasn’t that close so you will almost certainly know better. I was however close enough to see and be amused by the corps men coming out as “trees” for Red Riding Hood. I assume they sent the kids home since it was getting so late. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 I'm actually surprised that they didn't use Fumi and Reece for Acts 2 and 3 as they were both on earlier. Did anyone see anything happen to poor Akane? I agree, she has been a really beautiful Aurora in previous runs. Who was the Lilac Fairy tonight, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsay Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) I wondered about that too capybara but they were only in the prologue so could have left by the end of Act 1 Lilac Fairy was Mendizabal. And other than Fumi in the prologue none of the “other” Auroras were on tonight. Edited November 11, 2019 by Lindsay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNC Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 25 minutes ago, capybara said: I'm actually surprised that they didn't use Fumi and Reece for Acts 2 and 3 as they were both on earlier. Did anyone see anything happen to poor Akane? I agree, she has been a really beautiful Aurora in previous runs. Who was the Lilac Fairy tonight, please? Rumour had it they originally were trying to get in touch with Fumi to continue as Aurora. She was a fairy in the prologue so presumably was on the way home and uncontactable. Reece was also in the prologue but it would have been harsh to stand down Campbell! Also considering Fumi has only danced the role once I feel it would have been a lot of pressure to do it again, so soon, with a partner she is not familiar with. I thought they were going to try for Hayward because she’s scheduled to dance alongside Campbell but either she was indisposed (and to be fair she did only dance on Saturday!) or they decided to go for Naghdi. Lilac fairy was Mendizibal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 So Alex Campbell was standing in for Ryo Hirano, who was standing in for Steven McRae. He would not have had much rehearsal time with Akane Takada. Halfway through, he then has to dance with Yasmine Naghdi with whom he has never danced in nor rehearsed the ballet. What a pro he is. Huge kudos to him and to Miss Naghdi who dashed in from home and helped save the night in a big way. 👏👏👏 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Another evening of high drama at the ROH! Wishing both Ryo and Akane swift and full recovery from their injuries. As of now it’s anybody’s guess who will take the stage on Friday evening ......🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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