Richard LH Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 17 minutes ago, maryrosesatonapin said: Come now, his partner is petite! tee hee Well, he does have two different partners, though I realise they will be "taking turns" to be lifted! 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesrhblack Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, bridiem said: He does excel as Benno, but I think he also excels in princely roles. Both because of the elegance of his dancing and because of the quality of his character and acting. Absolutely. Whether as Des Grieux, Florimund orAlbrecht. The quality of his dance acting reminds me of David Wall, and he’s quite the virtuoso too. The quality of human nobility is not measured in inches. I doubt he’d wish to dance Benno again, but he’s breath-takingly good in the Act 3 Trio with Hayward and Takada from 2018. Edited September 22, 2021 by Jamesrhblack 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninamargaret Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 I'll probably be shot down for saying this but here goes! It seems to me that styles of dance, particularly for men, have changed somewhat. Dancers like Bonelli, Campbell, have a rather more elegant style than some like Sambe, Corales,whose dancing seems to be to be rather more ' flashy ' - very exciting to watch, but quite different to dancers like Campbell. I found it very interesting to watch them both in DAAG. Quite different, both enjoyable - just a case of individual preference. Perhaps Muntagirov manages to combine both styles! I should add that my poor mobility means I can only see RB dancers so my views are a bit limited. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 I am so excited and pleased for Claire Calvert. She is such a lovely ballerina and an accomplished interpreter in every role. Her beautiful legs, arms and particularly her gorgeous feet are perfect for this role. I've got a feeling that this performance is going to be such a great success that KOH will be sorry he didn't give her a couple more shows. Well deserved - and about time. It would be great to start a thread (if it hasn't already been done) on particular dancers who despite always giving amazing performances either don't get promoted or and therefore don't get to dance certain roles. Romany Pajdak immediately springs to mind.....🙏🏽 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted September 27, 2021 Author Share Posted September 27, 2021 Not casting but I wasn't sure whether to add a new thread for this: the Friends' magazine lists these prices (though no seat map): Stalls: £145 £138 £131 £123 SC (far sides): £67 £46 £29 £11 SC: £145 £138 £131 £115 £81 £67 £29 £11 GT: £145 GT boxes: £138 £131 £115 Balcony: £138 £131 £123 £98 £67 £29 £11 Balcony boxes: £46 Slips: £19 £11 £8 Amphi: £98 £81 £67 £46 £29 £19 £8 Ouch! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Lizbie1 said: Not casting but I wasn't sure whether to add a new thread for this: the Friends' magazine lists these prices (though no seat map): Stalls: £145 £138 £131 £123 SC (far sides): £67 £46 £29 £11 SC: £145 £138 £131 £115 £81 £67 £29 £11 GT: £145 GT boxes: £138 £131 £115 Balcony: £138 £131 £123 £98 £67 £29 £11 Balcony boxes: £46 Slips: £19 £11 £8 Amphi: £98 £81 £67 £46 £29 £19 £8 Ouch! With amphi best costing £98, I’d rather fork out the difference for hugely better view in stalls/SC/GT. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peony Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Wow! Is that about a 20% increase or am I out of touch? I wonder what their ceiling price will be when they end up with unsold tickets? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Yikes. Looking back at my Swan Lake tickets from 2020 (none of which were used as the performances were all after 14th March), with package booking I got stalls for £94.30. With presumably no backage booking this time, I'd have to pay 30% more to get the same seat. Looks like I won't be seeing much of Swan Lake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peony Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 I’ll be interesting to see how quickly they sell out. As much as I love ballet £100 a ticket (plus cost getting there) is just too expensive for me. I wonder if there will be enough tourists to bolster the sales by 2022. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted September 27, 2021 Author Share Posted September 27, 2021 Swan Lake has much greater reach than any other ballet except Nutcracker, so it is an interesting test case. A quick glance at West End musicals, which I think is a decent reference for SL, suggests that they top out at about £125, so it's not that far adrift. Also it will feel relatively cheap for people who normally just go to the opera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Just now, Lizbie1 said: Also it will feel relatively cheap for people who normally just go to the opera. I spent nearly 15 years just seeing opera at the ROH before I finally saw the RB live. Unfortunately I quickly discovered that the cheaper stalls circle side seats that are generally fine for opera are considerably less satisfactory for ballet. So I'm having to spend more money to get "decent" seats for ballet than I did for opera, even though the top prices are higher for most operas than most ballets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted September 27, 2021 Author Share Posted September 27, 2021 1 minute ago, Dawnstar said: I spent nearly 15 years just seeing opera at the ROH before I finally saw the RB live. Unfortunately I quickly discovered that the cheaper stalls circle side seats that are generally fine for opera are considerably less satisfactory for ballet. So I'm having to spend more money to get "decent" seats for ballet than I did for opera, even though the top prices are higher for most operas than most ballets. I'm in the same boat! I have to go up a rung for ballet, but that's usually (though not this season!) been offset by the cheaper scale. Anyway, I was referring to those who'll be paying over £100, and at that price you can get a decent view anyway and won't need to upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 Seat map is up now (for me anyway): https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/swan-lake-by-liam-scarlett-dates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, Lizbie1 said: Seat map is up now (for me anyway): https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/swan-lake-by-liam-scarlett-dates There are a *huge* number of seats greyed out this time - I remember before Autumn booking the box office telling someone this didn't mean anything at this stage, but I've no idea why they've done it this way. (Booking hasn't opened for any level of Friends so it can't realistically represent sold seats.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Lizbie1 said: Seat map is up now (for me anyway): https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/swan-lake-by-liam-scarlett-dates Given the number of casts I would like to see, the fact that the cheapest seats in the stalls circle look to be £67 and the cheapest in the stalls £123 makes this depressingly expensive reading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 (edited) E-mail about packages ....doesn't say if you can book multiple Swan Lakes to make up a package For the Winter 2021/22 programme, you can only buy packages over the phone. Just call the Box Office on +44 (0)20 7304 4000 (Monday–Saturday 10am–6pm) to book from 19 October. DESIGN-YOUR-OWN 10% off top four prices in the Orchestra Stalls and Stalls Circle. 5% off top four prices in the Amphitheatre. Minimum 3 productions (you can choose from Tosca, Nabucco, The Marriage of Figaro, Theodora and Swan Lake). Excluding: Tosca on 25 February, Swan Lake on 7 March (Amphitheatre seats), 19 March and 10 May. Also doesn't specify which performances on 19 March (matinee is Welcome Performance) and 10 May (matinee is Schools performance) Edited October 13, 2021 by oncnp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 3 hours ago, oncnp said: E-mail about packages ....doesn't say if you can book multiple Swan Lakes to make up a package I haven't had the email but as previously I suspect that you can choose only one performance from each of 3 or more different productions, per package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninamargaret Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Is the ROH selective about the recipients of their emails? I haven't received anything about packages although I'm a Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted October 27, 2021 Author Share Posted October 27, 2021 Just booked - that didn't go as smoothly as last time: when I was first logged in, I got an error message for every seat I tried; once I'd logged out and back in again it worked OK, though all the seats I'd previously tried to put in my basket were showing as unavailable. I'd be inclined to write that off as coincidence except that when I deleted some seats from my basket a bit further along, they didn't appear on the seat map as available again afterwards. If others are having the same, it may (partly) explain why the amphi side seats now appear pretty thin on the ground - if not, be warned! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Managed OK but now many £s lighter....😬 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 I got so carried away I even booked an opera ! 😲 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted October 27, 2021 Author Share Posted October 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, Richard LH said: I got so carried away I even booked an opera ! 😲 Which one - please tell! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Just now, Lizbie1 said: Which one - please tell! The Marriage of Figaro. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 For some strange reason, the start of booking for Friends+ today had rather passed me by so it was a good job I happened to look at the Forum this morning! Booked for 1st and 16th March - I hope I get a bonus this year to pay for them (!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 I've just been looking at the Swan Lake prices, even amphitheatre row S is £46, I suppose knowing I can easily get a Gift Certificate helps, if casting changes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Shocking, isn't it? I'm assuming that's row S *sides*, too, judging by the R&J prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 48 minutes ago, alison said: Shocking, isn't it? I'm assuming that's row S *sides*, too, judging by the R&J prices. Yes, £46 for the sides as well, I only looked at the middle where I often sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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