New casts in Royal Danish Ballet's Romeo and Juliet

[Jane S]

The RDB opens a run of John Neumeier's Romeo and Juliet tomorrow, with some interesting new casting.

 

Ida Praetorius is the opening night Juliet (no surprise there) with Ryan Tomash as Romeo (his debut, I think). Andreas Kaas - another Neumeier favourite - also does Romeo, this time with soloist Wilma Giglio, also making her debut, and - the real surprise for me - the third Juliet is corps de ballet dancer Eukene Sagues, dancing with Liam Redhead.  Also, I'd like to be there on one of the nights when Jon Axel Fransson is Mercutio and Tobias Praetorius is Benvolio.

 

Amy Watson gives her farewell performance with the company on October 16th, as Lady Capulet.

 

And - and I don't know whether to be sad or glad about this -  in two of the casts Lord Capulet will be played by Alban Lendorf.