Guest oncnp Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 On 22/08/2023 at 09:09, Rob S said: According to Yuhui Choe's IG story she's going to be Mercedes for the first time, as is Leticia Dias (from her story last week)....the question of when goes unanswered for now, of course I was hoping for Choe in the Nunez cast🤞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 The other McRae-related cast change just up. This one I was not expecting: Hirano making his Des Grieux debut at 40! 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralds Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 2 hours ago, Dawnstar said: The other McRae-related cast change just up. This one I was not expecting: Hirano making his Des Grieux debut at 40! Just saw it on the website too- congratulations to Ryoichi! It's about time! Looking forward to seeing him as Des Grieux. Wonder why the website omits the Mistress casting. Wishing Steven McRae a successful and complete recovery from his surgery (hope to see his Des Grieux after he is fully recovered- I still haven't managed to see one where he hasn't been replaced due to injury yet). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Wow. I certainly didn't expect that. Best of luck to Hirano. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Emeralds said: Wonder why the website omits the Mistress casting. I feel like the Mistress & Monsieur GM casting was on the website until recently but has now vanished - unless I'm going mad from too much time spent checking for cast changes for the last few weeks, which is quite possible! Edited November 13, 2023 by Dawnstar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 12 minutes ago, Dawnstar said: I feel like the Mistress & Monsieur GM casting was on the website until recently but has now vanished - unless I'm going mad from too much time spent checking for cast changes for the last few weeks, which is quite possible! I think you're right - it was there at one point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 If Hirano's taking over as Des Grieux, does that necessitate the casting of Lescaut (and his Mistress) being changed as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candleque Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 3 hours ago, alison said: If Hirano's taking over as Des Grieux, does that necessitate the casting of Lescaut (and his Mistress) being changed as well? Hope not. I have tickets and it is James Hay 😍 Thrilled for Ryoichi Hirano. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 10 hours ago, Dawnstar said: I feel like the Mistress & Monsieur GM casting was on the website until recently but has now vanished - unless I'm going mad from too much time spent checking for cast changes for the last few weeks, which is quite possible! 8 hours ago, alison said: If Hirano's taking over as Des Grieux, does that necessitate the casting of Lescaut (and his Mistress) being changed as well? there may be a trickle down or ripple effect through the Company as a result of these changes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted November 14, 2023 Author Share Posted November 14, 2023 Lescaut, Mistress and M GM were all definitely there at one point. Christopher Saunders was listed for M GM on the two dates where Ryo is now Des Grieux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 9 hours ago, alison said: If Hirano's taking over as Des Grieux, does that necessitate the casting of Lescaut (and his Mistress) being changed as well? I don't see why. There isn't that much exchange between them and DG, and they still have a couple of months to rehearse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted November 14, 2023 Author Share Posted November 14, 2023 10 minutes ago, Sim said: I don't see why. There isn't that much exchange between them and DG, and they still have a couple of months to rehearse. Exactly. Alexander Campbell is dancing both roles, admittedly not debuts but obviously possible. And Hirano has a very experienced Manon in Lamb. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 14 minutes ago, Sim said: I don't see why. There isn't that much exchange between them and DG, and they still have a couple of months to rehearse. I meant, will he drop Lescaut/change his scheduled performances of the role, and will that then have a knock-on effect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolkgal Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Quite a few dancers have done both of course .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 (edited) The disappearance of casting for Mistress and M GM (Lescault is there) may also be just another ROH IT error. It will not be the first time they have changed one thing and various other things have disappeared. Edited November 14, 2023 by oncnp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 As others have said, it’s months away. The whole company needs to get through Dante Project and The Nutcracker as well as rehearsing into Manon at the same time. There is no news as to whether Akane Takada will be fit in time to dance these yet. May everyone stay injury free. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 I made a note of all the mistresses and for the Sarah Lamb performances it was/probably still is Meaghan Grace Hinkis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 (edited) I know it is posted elsewhere but here is the last Winter casting with all Manon roles a/o 9 Aug 23 c7fc89d9-b5f0-4c2c-a2b4-5da5db696b3f.pdf (app-us1.com) Edited November 14, 2023 by oncnp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesrhblack Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Hirano / Hay seems almost as challenging visually as Clarke / Campbell… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard LH Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 For anyone who has been missing Akane so far this season, here is something she has been engaged with at least.... https://shop.chacott.co.jp/news/20231208_645.html 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 (edited) On 14/11/2023 at 13:53, Jamesrhblack said: Hirano / Hay seems almost as challenging visually as Clarke / Campbell… I rather like the idea of a shorter man playing Lescaut … it may give more desperation to his character and situation. Edited December 11, 2023 by FionaM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesrhblack Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 2 hours ago, FionaM said: I rather like the idea of a shorter man playing Lescaut … it may give more desperation to his character and situation. Could be, although it does make their scene together at the end of Act 1 visually unbalanced. If I recall, Anthony Dowell and David Wall were more equally balanced in height (and swapped the roles on occasion) and the Act 11 Pas de deux for Lescaut and his Mistress was created on Wall and Monica Mason, the latter at the time thought of I, I’ll be corrected if wrong, as one of the taller female dancers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesrhblack Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Mind you, what do I know about height. I’ve recently come across a clip of the Dance of the Cygnets from Swan Lake on You Tube (I’m surmising from the 2012 Cinema broadcast) which I have always associated with smaller dancers featuring Francesca Hayward, who I’d think it could be agreed is notably small in height, and Yasmine Naghdi, who I would never have thought of as being on the smaller side of things at all… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naomi M Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 I remember watching American Ballet Theatre’s Manon, when Herman Cornejo was Lescaut and Gillian Murphy was his mistress, she looked taller than him and their duet was hilarious. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 43 minutes ago, Jamesrhblack said: Mind you, what do I know about height. I’ve recently come across a clip of the Dance of the Cygnets from Swan Lake on You Tube (I’m surmising from the 2012 Cinema broadcast) which I have always associated with smaller dancers featuring Francesca Hayward, who I’d think it could be agreed is notably small in height, and Yasmine Naghdi, who I would never have thought of as being on the smaller side of things at all… Yasmine is not particularly tall. She is 5'4". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesrhblack Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 6 minutes ago, Sim said: Yasmine is not particularly tall. She is 5'4". That’s interesting. She always seems taller to me. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 21 minutes ago, Jamesrhblack said: That’s interesting. She always seems taller to me. Thanks Probably her beautiful long line! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesrhblack Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 48 minutes ago, Sim said: Probably her beautiful long line! She often reminds me of a sketch by Modigliani in her long limbed elegance… 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 47 minutes ago, Jamesrhblack said: She often reminds me of a sketch by Modigliani in her long limbed elegance… What a beautiful thing to say, James. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 No real casting available yet for Robert Binet’s piece in the Festival of New Choreography, Dark with Excessive Bright, but details are now available here. Booking is already open for Patrons and all levels of Friends, with Young ROH on 10 Jan and general public booking on 11 Jan. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 (edited) Gary Avis has posted on IG that he will dance Monsieur GM in Manon as follows: 17th, 19th Jan 3rd mat, 7th, 14th, 17th mat February 2nd, 8th March Edited January 9 by PeterS 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Does anyone have any further info on Duets in the Clore on 25 Feb? It’s the only programme I am remotely interested in but lack of info does not encourage me to book tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 1 hour ago, PeterS said: Gary Avis has posted on IG that he will dance Monsieur GM in Manon as follows: 17th, 19th Jan 3rd mat, 7th, 14th, 17th mat February 2nd, 8th March Interesting that compared to the casting on the first page of this thread he's not only taken over 2 performances originally assigned to Gartside (who presumably is still not fully recovered) but also 2 performances originally assigned to Whitehead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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