Guest oncnp Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 On 06/04/2023 at 13:29, Dawnstar said: May I ask is anyone who has booking that has already opened is able to indicate if the prices for Jewels are the same or different to those advertised for Kunstkamer? When I look at the seating plan on the ROH's website it shows me all the different coloured dots but no key for what price each colour is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 14 minutes ago, Blossom said: The seat you had today would be £41 for Jewels 9 minutes ago, oncnp said: Thank you both very much. My bank account is currently looking far from healthy so I'm trying to work out how many of the productions I would like to be able to book for I can actually afford to book later this week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Email received with oddities highlighted. Last time they travelled O/S they arranged a tour package for supporters. Now they want our frequent flyer points. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 😲 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralds Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 42 minutes ago, Sophoife said: Email received with oddities highlighted. Last time they travelled O/S they arranged a tour package for supporters. Now they want our frequent flyer points. Sorry my tech is too blurry to read the highlighted bits, Sophoife. What’s this about the frequent flyer points?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Sophoife said: Email received with oddities highlighted. Last time they travelled O/S they arranged a tour package for supporters. Now they want our frequent flyer points. I also got this email and what interested me was the opening sentence: "In what promises to be the most glamourous event of London’s cultural calendar, we are excited to be returning to the Royal Opera House in London this August for the first time in 35 years." If they haven't been here for 35 years, I'd like to know which company brought the Ratmansky Cinderella to the Royal Opera House in the Summer of 2016 Edited to add that Forum members have been quick to correct my faulty memory. Of course the 2016 season took place at the London Coliseum and not at the Royal Opera House Edited April 13, 2023 by Bluebird 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 5 minutes ago, Emeralds said: Sorry my tech is too blurry to read the highlighted bits, Sophoife. What’s this about the frequent flyer points?! If I'm reading it correctly 12,800 Quantas points = $100 donation, 320,000 points = return airfare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHowarth Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Just now, Bluebird said: I also got this email and what interested me was the opening sentence: "In what promises to be the most glamourous event of London’s cultural calendar, we are excited to be returning to the Royal Opera House in London this August for the first time in 35 years." If they haven't been here for 35 years, I'd like to know which company brought the Ratmansky Cinderella to the Royal Opera House in the Summer of 2016! That was at the Coli! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 6 minutes ago, Emeralds said: Sorry my tech is too blurry to read the highlighted bits, Sophoife. What’s this about the frequent flyer points?! Here's the text you refer to, Emeralds "Help us get to London For the first time, you can donate your Qantas Points to help our dancers get to London for this special milestone event. If you donate 12,800 Qantas Points, The Australian Ballet will receive a $100 donation. A donation of 320,000 Qantas points would fund the return airfare of a dancer to London. We would be so grateful for any contribution, great or small. Every Qantas Points donation helps get us one step close to the Royal Opera House in London." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavycapers Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Does anyone know the running time of Jewels (approx) please? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 1 minute ago, RHowarth said: That was at the Coli! Thanks for the correction. I must have been having a 'senior moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Bluebird said: I also got this email and what interested me was the opening sentence: "In what promises to be the most glamourous event of London’s cultural calendar, we are excited to be returning to the Royal Opera House in London this August for the first time in 35 years." If they haven't been here for 35 years, I'd like to know which company brought the Ratmansky Cinderella to the Royal Opera House in the Summer of 2016! That was at the London Colosseum, but I can’t blame you for thinking that, they are very similar. Edited April 13, 2023 by Benjamin Someone’s already said this, should have scrolled down on the topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, cavycapers said: Does anyone know the running time of Jewels (approx) please? Here’s What the Australian Ballet Says (they have way more details than the Royal Opera House) they say: Jewels: 120 mins / 1 Interval Here’s the page: https://australianballet.com.au/performances/international-tour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavycapers Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Do you think that means including interval or plus interval? 🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 1 minute ago, cavycapers said: Do you think that means including interval or plus interval? 🤔 I assume including interval. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 11 minutes ago, cavycapers said: Do you think that means including interval or plus interval? 🤔 I've checked my Jewels Blu Ray and the running time is a little over 90 minutes so the 120 minutes must include the interval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Why only the one interval? Which two do they run together: Emeralds/Rubies, or Rubies/Diamonds? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 The timings when the RB did it in 2017 were: Emeralds 35 minutes Rubies 20 minutes Diamonds 35 minutes Plus two intervals, each of 25 minutes. (I don't know if "1 interval" is an error, it seems strange.) So it's 90 minutes plus interval(s), though the George Balanchine Trust website thinks it should be 81 minutes of dancing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheilaC Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 1 minute ago, Lizbie1 said: The timings when the RB did it in 2017 were: Emeralds 35 minutes Rubies 20 minutes Diamonds 35 minutes Plus two intervals, each of 25 minutes. (I don't know if "1 interval" is an error, it seems strange.) So it's 90 minutes plus interval(s), though the George Balanchine Trust website thinks it should be 81 minutes of dancing. I'm afraid the Royal dancers tend to dance Balanchine on the slow side. I agree with Alison, one interval doesn't make sense. If there really is only one interval then it needs to be after Emeralds, it's the most substantial of the three ballets. But each ballet is so distinctly different from each other that running Diamonds after Rubies is too big a contrast. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 I highlighted the mis-spelling of "glamorous" and the fact that the company marketing department doesn't know its own name ("The Australia Ballet"?!). I'm also somewhat stunned by the begging for FF points: if Qantas are a major sponsor, why aren't they providing flights at a steep discount? Because 320K points is actually almost triple the number of points a normal FF member needs to fly to London and back from Melbourne (110,500). 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 6 minutes ago, SheilaC said: I'm afraid the Royal dancers tend to dance Balanchine on the slow side. Not just Balanchine... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizbie1 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 1 minute ago, Lizbie1 said: Not just Balanchine... Actually - I might be being slightly unfair here as RB stated timings are typically on the generous side (to allow for late starts?) and include curtain calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 23 minutes ago, Lizbie1 said: The timings when the RB did it in 2017 were: Emeralds 35 minutes Rubies 20 minutes Diamonds 35 minutes Plus two intervals, each of 25 minutes. (I don't know if "1 interval" is an error, it seems strange.) So it's 90 minutes plus interval(s), though the George Balanchine Trust website thinks it should be 81 minutes of dancing. I assume it’s Emeralds, Rubies, Interval and Then Diamonds. Because Emeralds and rubies are on 55 mins but adding diamonds would be too long without an interval and then don’t have a third of the show being a interval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 3 hours ago, Benjamin said: That was at the London Colosseum, but I can’t blame you for thinking that, they are very similar. These theatres are nothing like each other. For one thing the Coliseum is a Frank Matcham original and the ROH isn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLOSS Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Royal Opera House is mid nineteenth century white stuccoed building in the classical style with statues on the Bow Street facade salvaged from the second theatre which had been destroyed by fire. It was designed by Edward Middleton Barry and although the theatre is much altered the auditorium retains a typical mid century interior. The Coliseum is a good fifty years younger, built of reinforced concrete with a flamboyantly Edwardian exterior and interior. It was designed by Frank Matcham a master theatre builder as a variety theatre for Oswald Stoll who was one of the founders of the Empire theatre circuit. Matcham built a number of London theatres and was responsible for designing many, if not all, of the theatres on the Empire circuit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut68 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 So...looks like the Hubbie might treat me to tickets to this!! Never before seen any Balanchine performed live nor have I seen the Australian Ballet so super excited!! Would folks on here recommend any particular show as best to go to? I was wondering if when there are visiting companies its best experience to go to an opening or maybe last night? Any opinions would be great - thank you! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 @Peanut68 In my experience of AusBallet, I would recommend choosing whichever night suits you best. The current company dancers will do their best at all performances. Anyone wanting to know what said experience is: subscriber for eight years, but haven't actually missed a season [except the night the dancers went on strike in October 1981 - I was in the theatre waiting for curtain up - and the COVID-cancelled seasons] since 1975, after returning from England. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 57 minutes ago, Peanut68 said: So...looks like the Hubbie might treat me to tickets to this!! Never before seen any Balanchine performed live nor have I seen the Australian Ballet so super excited!! Would folks on here recommend any particular show as best to go to? I was wondering if when there are visiting companies its best experience to go to an opening or maybe last night? Any opinions would be great - thank you! Well, unhelpfully, I think both opening and closing nights have a special buzz about them especially if the company hasn't visited for a long time. I particularly like the excitement of the opening night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Closing "night" will actually be the Gala matinee, so might not have the same effect - and I don't suppose Peanut was aiming for that one, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 I think opening nights are a little more exciting!! I’ve just booked the Wednesday Jewels and the Sunday gala today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut68 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 what is the 'gala' element? was a bit disappointed by recent ROH gala....just felt like a pretty usual night to me! Had expected some 'bells & whistles'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut68 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 (edited) so searching through ROH website, I'm seeing a chance to do both as likely need to stay over anyhow....so, see try see Jewels Sat night then the Sunday afternoon gala!! Others doing this? Edited April 13, 2023 by Peanut68 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut68 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 33 minutes ago, LinMM said: I think opening nights are a little more exciting!! I’ve just booked the Wednesday Jewels and the Sunday gala today! Must say, that would be my ideal too! But with rubbish & really expensive train route meaning I usually do a 3.5 hour drive....best if i can stick to one trip!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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