LinMM Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Oh no if being replaced in SB too must mean Corrales is injured 😥 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 So Clarke will be dancing with Mayara? Bit of height discrepancy there. Much as I love both of these dancers, I bought a ticket for the 19th specifically to see Cesar in the role. Very disappointing, but I hope he's ok.  3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Me too! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 He is still showing as performing with Magri on 14th February. I was going to save Beauty until May with an eye to catching Takada and Hay ….and/or Naghdi and Ball but am tempted to see Corrales and Magri in exchange for one of the above if it turns out he’s fit by then!  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 34 minutes ago, LinMM said: He is still showing as performing with Magri on 14th February. I was going to save Beauty until May with an eye to catching Takada and Hay ….and/or Naghdi and Ball but am tempted to see Corrales and Magri in exchange for one of the above if it turns out he’s fit by then!  I so hope Akane is able to dance by then because her performance with James Hay last time was unforgettable. They were both magnificent! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Yes that was my number one Beauty this year! So if can only do one that will be it! Fingers crossed then! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW Posted January 4, 2023 Author Share Posted January 4, 2023 28 minutes ago, Sim said: I so hope Akane is able to dance by then because her performance with James Hay last time was unforgettable. They were both magnificent! Â Hope so - I'm booked for their performance on the 11th May. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 4 hours ago, annamk said: I see on the RoH website that Mariko Sasaki and Joe Sissens have replaced Akane Takada and Cesar Corrales (Sugar Plum and Prince obviously) for both their upcoming Nutcracker performances.  GRRRRR ... I've missed their performances so far, and their new ones are the two dates I can't manage because I'm already booked elsewhere  Best wishes to Takada and Corrales for a full recovery from what ails them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralds Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) Get well soon Akane and Cesar! (Or from whatever is keeping Cesar off the stage). And also for Meagan Grace Hinkis! Edited January 5, 2023 by Emeralds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 (edited) At the Royal Ballet the principals want to dance everything withoutit necessarily being a good idea. Thus we could see this week Anne-Rose O’Sullivan and Marcelino Sambé in Nutcracker’spas de deux. To my opinion Marcelino Sambé unfortunately do not have the sufficient size for such a role, we would like to see Anne-Rose O'Sullivan with another partner. As for Marcelino Sambé, so exceptional in a more neo-classical repertoire, he is struggling here and seems really uncomfortable technically speaking in this role. Anne-Rose O’Sullivan is a nice (and worried) dancer, we can see sheis struggling tofinish her variation and that she is concerned about her fouettés, we feel that she is tired and that it is time for all this to end. Two generous performers to see in another repertoire.  Edited January 7, 2023 by MAX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 (edited) I have to say, @MAX, that I disagree with you profoundly on Anna-Rose O'Sullivan and Marcelino Sambé.  Sambé's size (I am guessing you mean height) has nothing to do with whether he is technically capable of dancing the role.  O'Sullivan and Sambé are very good friends and when dancing together their comfort with and confidence in each other is clearly evident. Edited January 7, 2023 by Sophoife 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Dancer Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Sophoife said:  Sambé's size (I am guessing you mean height) has nothing to do with whether he is technically capable of dancing the role.  I agree. I mean he's not my favourite prince (because I would always pick Vadim or Matthew Ball given a perfectly free choice - although next year I'd probably choose to see Joe Sissens) but I don't think he's bad at the role and definitely not too short or too small. Anna-Rose is not a tall lady (I've seen her in other roles and Insight events) so it doesn't matter that he's not the tallest dancer out there. As Sophoife said, they obviously have good chemistry together.   1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingrid Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 On 04/01/2023 at 13:08, Sim said: So Clarke will be dancing with Mayara? Bit of height discrepancy there. Much as I love both of these dancers, I bought a ticket for the 19th specifically to see Cesar in the role. Very disappointing, but I hope he's ok.    We have actually seen footage of those 2 dancing together so I think they will be just fine. And given that he is a solid partner should be great for Mayara’s debut in the role.  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Â Â Â Â Â 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 I just didn’t recognise the Rose Fairy as Melissa Hamilton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralds Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Beautiful photos, Rob S! Glad Melissa Hamilton got to reprise her elegant Rose Fairy this month (I saw it last season and she was wonderful)  instead of performing only Arabian - and that’s a lovely picture of her, 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legseleven Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Was anyone lucky enough to see Claire Calvert & Nicol Edmonds as the Sugar Plum Fairy and her prince? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 It would be nice to have some more reports on all casts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swan Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 19 hours ago, Legseleven said: Was anyone lucky enough to see Claire Calvert & Nicol Edmonds as the Sugar Plum Fairy and her prince? I wasn’t able to see their performances but would love to hear from others that did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amanda Liu Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Nela and Vadim are replacing Natalia Osipova and Reece Clarke tonight… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 21 hours ago, Legseleven said: Was anyone lucky enough to see Claire Calvert & Nicol Edmonds as the Sugar Plum Fairy and her prince? they were delightful, dancing with a subtlety and assurance that was perhaps lacking in other higher profile pairings 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Amanda Liu said: Nela and Vadim are replacing Natalia Osipova and Reece Clarke tonight…  Interesting choice. They can do it in their sleep and are a safe pair of hands (and feet) but given they haven't danced it in a month 3 weeks and are opening Beauty on Monday I wonder why one of the "younger" couples (Calvert/Edmonds for example) wasn't given the show. Edited January 10, 2023 by oncnp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 4 minutes ago, oncnp said:  Interesting choice. They can do it in their sleep and are a safe pair of hands (and feet) but given they haven't danced it in a month and are opening Beauty on Monday I wonder why one of the "younger" couples (Calvert/Edmonds for example) wasn't given the show. Maybe they want some stage practice in advance of the SB opening night.  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 12 minutes ago, Sim said: Maybe they want some stage practice in advance of the SB opening night.   Could well be. Just surprised KOH would risk his opening night Aurora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Maybe Mr O'Hare feels you can only replace Osipova with a Nunez level of dancer 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 9 minutes ago, Rob S said: Maybe Mr O'Hare feels you can only replace Osipova with a Nunez level of dancer  The thought had occured..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Or, given that Marianela and Vadim are obviously rehearsing Sleeping Beauty together at the moment, casting them as replacements would be less disruptive in terms of the overall schedule - especially at what is obviously very short notice and in a week packed with stage calls for Beauty. Â Best wishes to Osipova and Clarke in terms of whatever ails them. This last week of RB's Nutcracker has become very full of substitutes. Â Â 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 9 minutes ago, Rob S said: Maybe Mr O'Hare feels you can only replace Osipova with a Nunez level of dancer Although he replaced her once in SB a few years ago with Yuhui Choe at short notice. Despite boos from a few Osipova fans in the audience, Ms Choe came on and smashed it, and won everyone over by the end.  9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Dancer Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 19 minutes ago, capybara said: Or, given that Marianela and Vadim are obviously rehearsing Sleeping Beauty together at the moment, casting them as replacements would be less disruptive in terms of the overall schedule - especially at what is obviously very short notice and in a week packed with stage calls for Beauty.  Best wishes to Osipova and Clarke in terms of whatever ails them. This last week of RB's Nutcracker has become very full of substitutes.    I think they run Nutcracker for so long, people do so many performances in a short space of time, I'm not surprised they get injured. Also it's peak cold and flu season at the moment so even uninjured people may be catching things at the moment. So I'm not surprised they're substituting people.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 As Clarke supposed to be replacing Corrales in SB on 19th I'm now wondering if we're going to end up with a third Prince Florimund by the time that performance actually happens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Curses: a cast that I thought, on balance, I probably didn't want to see, so didn't book for, has been replaced virtually completely  And from what people have been saying above, there have been other cast changes I didn't know about either and would have liked to have seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 18 minutes ago, Dawnstar said: As Clarke supposed to be replacing Corrales in SB on 19th I'm now wondering if we're going to end up with a third Prince Florimund by the time that performance actually happens! I hope not; I was looking forward to seeing Corrales, now I'm looking forward to seeing Clarke! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beryl H Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 I was just going to hand in my ticket for Thursday, now I'm hanging on to it for a bit longer 😉 I'm sure many will disagree, but I think Natalia Osipova and Marianela Nunez do have equal prima ballerina stature, the management probably thought this was the best option.  2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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