capybara Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Don Q from Astana is on now. It looks as if it might be working in the UK: https://tengrinews.kz/tv/?fbclid=IwAR117BpR02XQkBC5umKoSsblJhc8SJlJp7bWulzeKnvnCGFgEQcV5PWj1S0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 (edited) The Don Q I referred to above worked fine for me - no buffering even! Here is the full list of relays. They were 6 hours ahead of us today; they will be 5 hours ahead of the UK from the 29th March. Astana Opera is now available online For lovers of high art, the good news: Astana Opera will show its record of its productions online on the channel T engrinews.kz/tv/. A selection of the best examples of opera and ballet performances performed by the Astana Opera artists can be seen during the state of emergency, after which the broadcast will again be carried out in real time according to the theater poster. Thus, four performances can be seen per week: two operas and two ballets. On weekdays, the broadcast of performances starts at 19:00, on weekends at 18:00. Schedule of upcoming performances: Broadcast Date Day of the week Broadcast Time Performance title Genre 03/17/20 tue 19.00 "Corsair", A. Adan ballet 03/20/20 Fri 19.00 The Bohemia by J. Puccini opera 03/21/20 Sat 6 p.m. Don Quixote, L. Minkus ballet 03/22/20 vsk 6 p.m. “Kyz Zhibek”, E. Brusilovsky opera 03/25/20 wed 19.00 Swan Lake, P. Tchaikovsky ballet 03/27/20 Fri 19.00 Turandot, J. Verdi opera 03/28/20 Sat 6 p.m. “Giselle”, A. Adan ballet 03/29/20 vsk 6 p.m. The Barber of Seville, J. Rossini opera 1.04.20 wed 19.00 La Bayadere, L. Minkus ballet 3.04.20 Fri 19.00 “Birzhan-Sarah”, M. Tulebaev opera 04/04/20 Sat 6 p.m. “Spartak”, A. Khachaturian ballet 04/05/20 vsk 6 p.m. "Eugene Onegin", P. Tchaikovsky opera 04/08/20 wed 19.00 The Nutcracker, P. Tchaikovsky ballet 04/10/20 Fri 19.00 Carmen, J. Bizet opera 04/11/20 Sat 6 p.m. Gala Ballet ballet 04/12/20 vsk 6 p.m. Don Carlos, J. Verdi opera 04/15/20 wed 19.00 Silver age ballets: "Chopiniana." "Scheherazade", M. Fokin ballet 04/16/20 thu 19.00 “Abay”, A.Zhubanov, L. Hamidi opera Edited March 21, 2020 by capybara 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
li tai po Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Whilst the theatres in Kazakhstan are closed and the capital Astana is in lock-down, Kazakh TV has a schedule of broadcasting opera and ballet performances online, but they are only shown once, not available for repeated viewing. Kazakhstan is 6 hours ahead of the UK, but will be five hours ahead, after the clocks go forward in the UK tonight. The National Ballet Company performs at the Astana Opera House and was founded about ten years ago. Seven years ago, it moved into the brand new theatre and school complex in Astana. Astana, a new city, is the capital of Kazakhstan - and was renamed Nursultan last year, in honour of President Nursultan Nazabayev, when he retired. Most Kazakhs still refer to it as Astana. The old capital was Almaty. There are three ballet companies in Kazakhstan. The National Ballet Company, which has been directed by Altynai Asylmuratova for the last seven years, has yet to appear in the UK. The Astana Ballet has a more contemporary repertoire and appeared at the Linbury Theatre last September. The Abay Kazakh State Ballet Theatre is a more traditional ballet company based in Almaty and appeared at the Coliseum last November. I have just watched a transmission of Giselle by the National Ballet Company, featuring as Giselle the daughter of Alytnai Asylmuratova and her husband Konstantin Zaklinsky. There are opera and ballet transmissions. The next ballet transmission is La Bayadere on Tuesday, 1 April at 19.00 hours (14.00 hours UK time). The link is here https://tengrinews.kz/tv/# 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 6 hours ago, li tai po said: The next ballet transmission is La Bayadere on Tuesday, 1 April at 19.00 hours (14.00 hours UK time). I'm desperately hoping that's Wednesday 1st: I have 2 deadlines for that time, and can't afford to lose 24 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
now voyager Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, alison said: I'm desperately hoping that's Wednesday 1st: I have 2 deadlines for that time, and can't afford to lose 24 hours. From the link, it's definitely April 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
li tai po Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 My apologies - it is WEDNESDAY 1 April. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmhopton Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 On 28/03/2020 at 14:23, li tai po said: I have just watched a transmission of Giselle by the National Ballet Company, featuring as Giselle the daughter of Alytnai Asylmuratova and her husband Konstantin Zaklinsky. I'm sorry to have missed this as I'd have loved to have seen her. I remember her being born in this country when the Kirov (as they were then) were on tour here in the early 1990s. I remember Zaklinsky appearing at the stage door at the Coliseum looking very bleary and saying he hadn't been getting much sleep! On their next visit a couple of years later I took a photo of him carrying her through the stage door. She had her mother's lovely dark hair (though hers was wavy) and very dark eyes. She's obviously been steeped in ballet from an early age so it's not surprising she became a dancer. Hopefully they may repeat Giselle at some point. I'd love to see her as I'm sure she will be a great dancer if she's anything like her mother. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 Anastasia Zaklinskaya trained at the Vaganova School and was, I believe, briefly, a member of the Mariinsky Corps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannette Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 (edited) Bravo, Kazakhstan! Sure beats the American companies (ABT and NYCB in particular), which are only streaming dancers stretching or giving classes from their flats. Great way (not) to maintain or build the fan base during these difficult times. Sorry, rather frustrated here. Edited March 29, 2020 by Jeannette 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I suppose that the US companies, by and large, don't have the sort of richness in recordings that e.g. the Royal, Bolshoi and even Paris Opera Ballet have, given that they generally don't do cinema showings. Or has there been rather more televised dance in the US than I'm aware of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannette Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 1 hour ago, alison said: I suppose that the US companies, by and large, don't have the sort of richness in recordings that e.g. the Royal, Bolshoi and even Paris Opera Ballet have, given that they generally don't do cinema showings. Or has there been rather more televised dance in the US than I'm aware of? No televised ballet on the USA since the taped “Balanchine in Paris”...unless you count the small ballet numbers in the annual Vienna New Year program. However, all of the companies have “house cam” recordings of all ballets. Would it be so difficult to waive union rules and show some, during these extraordinary times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 On 28/03/2020 at 14:23, li tai po said: There are opera and ballet transmissions. The next ballet transmission is La Bayadere on Tuesday, 1 April at 19.00 hours (14.00 hours UK time). The link is here https://tengrinews.kz/tv/# Getting little snippets only, between the buffering, but hey, it's better than nothing. This is most disappointing. I'd been working my socks off for days, with a deadline just before this started, and had promised myself I could watch it as a treat afterwards From what I can see, it's a ballet with high production values. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
li tai po Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 I gather that Kazakhstan has been having some difficulties with its internet capacity. However, they are showing Spartacus now (Saturday 4 April, UK 1.30 pm) (the familiar Grigorovich/Virsaladze version from the Bolshoi) and I am watching it without difficulty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabine0308 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 I know that Raimondo Rebeck recently worked in Astana, he helped stage a Beethoven ballet. Would that be available online too? The clips I saw on insta were stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 10 hours ago, li tai po said: I gather that Kazakhstan has been having some difficulties with its internet capacity. However, they are showing Spartacus now (Saturday 4 April, UK 1.30 pm) (the familiar Grigorovich/Virsaladze version from the Bolshoi) and I am watching it without difficulty. Oh good. I'm hoping for Eugene Onegin tomorrow afternoon. Not sure of the timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 Giselle was fine for me but La Bayadere stalled and buffered too badly to be able to watch it. Spartacus came through OK but I didn't have time to do more than have it on in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I caught the tail end only of Eugene Onegin this afternoon - didn't realise that it was starting earlier, presumably since it was at the weekend. It featured an older Tatiana "ghosting" in the background, I suppose you'd call it, and presumably looking back on her past life. Did anyone see the whole thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonbfisher Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 I cannot find via the link that Li Tai Po posted (https://tengrinews.kz/tv/#) any details of anything to do with ballet transmissions from Almaty - have I missed everything? I do hope not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 No, opera and ballet transmissions continue, I think, but they are in real time only, so check the timings. They just appear at the "top" of the page when they are on, with other news etc. below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonbfisher Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Thank you, Alison - I'll just have to keep looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
li tai po Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Forthcoming broadcasts (times are Kazakh times - currently 5 hours ahead of UK time) 8 April, 19.00 - The Nutcracker 10 April, 19.00 - Carmen 11 April, 18.00 - Ballet Gala 12 April, 18.00 - Don Carlos 15 April, 19.00 - Chopiniana, Scheherazade - I am told this will be The National Ballet of Kazakhstan - and not the Abay Kazakh Ballet Company from Almaty, which brought them to the Coliseum in November 16 April, 19.00 - Abay (Opera by Kazakh composers, Akhmet Zhubanov and Latif Hamidi, 1944). I watched most of the opera, Eugene Onegin, on Sunday - and there were absolutely no problems with streaming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Thanks, li tai po. In that case, can you tell me whether the "ghost" Tatiana was there throughout? I think I got confused by the time change, because the previous one I saw started at 3 pm, so I missed most of Eugene Onegin And do you know whether that's the French version of Don Carlos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
li tai po Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Alison, you ask me about the "ghost" Tatiana and I can only express my interpretation of what was going on. In the opening quartet of the opera, Madame Larina is chatting with the Nurse, as they listen to the two girls singing. Madame Larina becomes nostalgic as she recalls the English romantic novelist Richardson (she mentions his name in the Russian text and refers specifically to his novel, Grandison). Apparently Richardson was all the rage in late 18th century Russia. Larina says, "Not that I read his books, but my cousin kept on to me about him". History repeats itself with Tatiana, who unlike her mother has her head in a book and actually reads the material. She tells her mother, "the account of the torments suffered by these true lovers moves me". Richardson's novels are epistolary - the whole novel takes the form of a long series of letters. The main characters report all their actions and feelings in letters, they do not confront each other directly. The first two novels, Pamela and Clarissa, featured an innocent heroine threatened by a villainous rake. Richardson was pilloried by Fielding for his caricature villains - so he wrote a third novel, Grandison, featuring an honourable nobleman. Pushkin is of course also parodying the Richardson craze. Tatiana's letter scene and Onegin's letter in the final scene reflect the epistolary nature of Richardson, where characters express their feelings by letter. The reference to Grandison suggests hopes for an honourable hero, which are dashed by the unfeeling behaviour of Onegin. I think Madame Larina was reliving her girlhood dreams through Tatiana. History repeats itself. So she reverted to her adolescence, when she too had heard about Richardson and imagined writing romantic letters. Later on, she was overwhelmed by the grandeur of the St. Petersburg palace, achieved by her daughter, which was far beyond the country estate she herself had managed - beyond her wildest dreams for her daughter. In the final scene, when Madame Larina realised that Onegin had been no Grandison to her daughter but rather a Mr B., she burnt his letter in disgust. Well you did ask !! I may be completely wrong about it all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
li tai po Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I think Altynai's daughter, Anastasia Zaklinskaya, will be dancing Zobeide in Scheherazade. I do not know which version of Don Carlos they will perform. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmhopton Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 20 hours ago, li tai po said: I think Altynai's daughter, Anastasia Zaklinskaya, will be dancing Zobeide in Scheherazade. I do not know which version of Don Carlos they will perform. Must try and see this to see Anastasia and try not to think it should have been the day when I saw the debut of Sambe/Magri in Swan Lake. How long ago it all seemed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
li tai po Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 The programme for this afternoon's Ballet Gala was Giselle Act 2 pas de deux - Anastasia Zaklinskaya, Olzhas Tarlanov Duet from Carmen (Roland Petit) - Gaukhar Ussina, Rustem Seitbekov Gypsy Dance from Don Quixote Duet from Notre Dame de Paris (Roland Petit) - Aigerim Beketayeva, Bakhtiyar Adamzhan Duet from Sounds of Time (Aktoty Raimkulova, Ksenia Zvereva) - Anel Rustemova, Olzhas Tarlanov Harlequinade pas de deux - Zhulia Adepkhan, Serik Nakyspekov ***** Tamir solo (Kuat Shildebayev, A. Sadikova) - Gumar Sultanbek Duet from Scheherazade - Anastasia Zaklinskaya, Serik Nakyspekov Le Corsaire - Anel Rustemova, Erkin Rakhmatullayev (Ali), Daler Zaparov (Conrad) Paradise Lost (John Williams, Ksenia Zvereva) - Gaukhar Ussina, Zhanibek Imankulov Drum Dance from La Bayadere Grand Pas from Don Quixote - Aigerim Beketayevam Bakhtiyar Adamzhan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
li tai po Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Astana Opera has announced a new series of streaming Operas, Ballets and Concerts, including the new Raimondo Rebeck ballet. The Astana Opera website states that these performances have not been streamed previously, but copyright restrictions have been waived during the quarantine period. Streaming starts at 2 pm UK time during the week and at 1 pm UK time on Saturdays and Sundays - on TengriTV as before. Tomorrow (Wednesday) - Chopiniana and Scheherazade - as previously announced The new programme Saturday, 18 April - Manon (MacMillan) Sunday, 19 April - Beethoven, Immortal, Love - the new ballet by Raimondo Rebeck, which premiered on 14 February Saturday, 25 April - a double bill of 21st century ballets - How Long is Now? (Raimondo Rebeck) and Sounds of Time (Ksenia Zvereva) Wednesday, 29 April - Coppelia (Roland Petit version) - new production premiered in November 2019 Sunday, 3 May - Swan Lake Saturday, 9 May - Beethoven, Immortal, Love Here is the Astana Opera website. http://astanaopera.kz/en/эксклюзивные-спектакли-астана-опер/ and TengriTV for the streaming is here https://tengrinews.kz/tv/# 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I was very impressed at their orchestra pit - never seen one which can rise up or sink down according to how prominent the orchestra need to be before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
li tai po Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 The Astana Opera Ballet has now provided detailed information about casting for forthcoming streaming. All broadcasts start at 1pm UK time on Saturdays and Sundays and at 2 pm UK time on weekdays. They are showing two different casts of the new Beethoven ballet by Raimondo Rebeck and of the new production of Roland Petit's Coppelia. Saturday, 18 April - Manon (Kenneth MacMillan) - performance of 27 February 2020 - Aigerim Beketayeva (Manon), Olzhas Tarlanov (Des Grieux), Arman Urazov (Lescaut) and Anel Rustemova (Lescaut's mistress) Sunday, 19 April - Beethoven, Immortality, Love (Raimondo Rebeck) - performance of 14 February 2020 - Bakhtiyar Adamzhan (Beethoven), Aigerim Beketayeva (Love), Assel Shaikenova (Euterpe - inspiration) and Olzhas Makhanbetainov (Deafness) Saturday, 25 April - 21st Century Ballets - performance of 9 December 2018 How Long is Now? (Raimondo Rebeck) - Serik Nakyspekov (Time), Nazira Zayetova and Aibar Toktar (Youth), Madina Basbayeva and Arman Urazov (Adulthood) and Assel Shaikenova and Tair Gatauov (Maturity) Sounds of Time (Ksenia Zvereva) - Olzhas Tarlanov (Ansar), Anel Rustemova (Nuriya), Zhanibek Imankulov (Gunar) and Anastasia Zaklinskaya (Anais) Wednesday, 29 April - Coppelia (Roland Petit) - performance of 22 November 2019 - Aigerim Beketayeva (Swanilda), Bakhtiyar Adamzhan (Franz) and Luigi Bonino (Coppelius) Sunday, 3 May - Swan Lake - performance of 10 March 2018 - Madina Basbayeva (Odette-Odile), Yerkin Rakhmatullayev (Siegfried), Arman Urazov (Rothbart) and Serik Nakyspekov (Jester) Saturday, 9 May - Beethoven, Immortality, Love (Raimondo Rebeck) - performance of 15 February 2020 - Daler Zaparov (Beethoven), Mariko Kitamura (Love), Gaukhar Ussina (Euterpe - inspiration) and Serik Nakyspekov (Deafness) Wednesday, 13 May - Coppelia (Roland Petit) - performance of 23 November 2019 - Shugyla Adepkhan (Swanilda), Arman Urazov (Franz) and Rustem Seitbekov (Coppelius) Sunday, 17 May - Ballet Gala - performance of 16 March 2016 - Madina Basbayeva, Aigerim Beketayeva, Gaukhar Ussina, Zhanibek Imankulov, Anel Rustemova, Anastasia Zaklinskaya, Sheraliyeva Saniya, Eldar Sarsembayev, Doszhan Tabildi, Tair Gatauov, Arman Urazov, Rustem Seitbekov, Zhanibek Imankulov, Ildar Shakirzyanov and Bakhtiyar Adamzhan The link is here https://tengrinews.kz/tv/# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Thank you very much, li tai po. I was struggling with trying to decipher the Cyrillic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
li tai po Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Wow! The Beethoven ballet was ambitious in its scale. The Astana Opera Ballet mounting a massive full-length work by the contemporary choreographer, Raimondo Rebeck, from Berlin. Like any new ballet it had its challenges, but the closing section danced to the final movement of the choral symphony was uplifting and a remarkable feat in crowd control - moving the entire opera and ballet companies around the stage. They were all dressed in sparkling white and it seemed like a vision of paradise. I found Beethoven's final moment on stage was very moving. This was a recording of the world premiere on 14 February this year and it evoked a very enthusiastic response from the audience. I cannot wait to watch the second, younger cast, who were recorded on the following night. They are showing it on Saturday, 9 May at 1 pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
li tai po Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Astana Opera Ballet now appear to be streaming on you tube, rather than the very limited real time streaming. Swan Lake is here - but I do not know how long it will stay here. The next stream due is the second cast of Raimondo Rebeck's Beethoven ballet on Saturday, 9 May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 That's good to know, because I guess otherwise I would have missed something today! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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