LinMM Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I don’t know if this has been discussed elsewhere but as public booking opens tomorrow is there any casting likely to be announced for the Macmillan triple soonish? I can probably only go twice so don’t want to book without any casting at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralds Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 25 minutes ago, LinMM said: I don’t know if this has been discussed elsewhere but as public booking opens tomorrow is there any casting likely to be announced for the Macmillan triple soonish? I can probably only go twice so don’t want to book without any casting at all. Will need the Instagram watchers among us (unfortunately not me) to see if any of the dancers have mentioned anything! Seems like the best way to get advance casting for mixed bills nowadays 😉 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amanda Liu Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Cast for Lescaut’s mistress and Monsieur GM is on ROH website. Also Akane has been replaced by Francesca. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Just now, Amanda Liu said: Cast for Lescaut’s mistress and Monsieur GM is on ROH website. Also Akane has been replaced by Francesca. I am so very sad for Akane. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 57 minutes ago, Amanda Liu said: Cast for Lescaut’s mistress and Monsieur GM is on ROH website. Also Akane has been replaced by Francesca. So sorry for Takada . So, Hayward will be dancing with Campbell? Oh well, that resolves one of my Giselle issues, I suppose. But it's odd that I haven't received a cast change notification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amanda Liu Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 24 minutes ago, alison said: But it's odd that I haven't received a cast change notification. I haven’t received any cast change emails but happened to see it on the website 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_enthusiast Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 1 hour ago, Sim said: I am so very sad for Akane. Oh dear! I was so hoping she would make it. Wishing her well. Hopefully she can do Swan Lake later on in the run 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Since Takada pulled out of her Nutcrackers I've been wondering if she'd end up being replaced by Hayward in Manon so I wasn't surprised when I saw the ROH website earlier. Now I have the dilemma of do I try to get a ticket to see Hayward with the Des Grieux I'd prefer to see or with the Lescaut & Mistress I'd prefer to see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 2 hours ago, Amanda Liu said: Cast for Lescaut’s mistress and Monsieur GM is on ROH website. Also Akane has been replaced by Francesca. And the mistresses are all the same as before they disappeared from the booking page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 MANON CAST CHANGE Dear We hope you are looking forward to seeing Manonat the Royal Opera House. Please be aware that the following cast changes have been made: 19 January, 7.30pm: Ryoichi Hirano is replaced by Luca Acri as Lescaut. 2 March, 7pm and 8 March, 7.30pm: Akane Takada is replaced by Francesca Hayward as Manon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 On 10/01/2024 at 14:01, Amanda Liu said: Cast for Lescaut’s mistress and Monsieur GM is on ROH website. Have they disappeared again? Or perhaps it’s Avanti’s broadband? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silke H Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 5 minutes ago, JohnS said: Have they disappeared again? Or perhaps it’s Avanti’s broadband? @JohnS - they have indeed disappeared again. for a change, not Avanti's lack of service. hahaha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 7 minutes ago, JohnS said: Have they disappeared again? Or perhaps it’s Avanti’s broadband? They added an Insight therefore felt they had to take something out.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) I noticed that a bit earlier when I was checking for tickets. I wonder if that means there's going to be more cast changes (Gartside appeared as Dr Stahlbaum at the end of the Nutcracker run so maybe he could do GM after all) or if someone has just hit the wrong button! Edited January 16 by Dawnstar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silke H Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Bennet is not allowed any lifting yet after his shoulder injury 2 hours ago, Dawnstar said: maybe he could do GM after all) or if someone has just hit the wrong button! That's unlikely. Bennet is not allowed to lift yet after his shoulder surgery end of 2023. Papa Stahlbaum's only arm-raises are lifting the yellow handkerchief but partnering even the smallest of ballerinas is currently out of question. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 When I checked the Manon cast & tickets page this morning the casting for Monsieur GM had reappeared, though not that for the Mistress. When I checked again this evening the casting for Monsieur GM had disappeared again. Goodness knows what's going on with it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolkgal Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 All booking open and this programme starts in a number of weeks … you’d think maybe by now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSR101 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Has anyone asked the ROH whether they intend to provide casting for the triple - beyond 'the company'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 15 hours ago, TSR101 said: Has anyone asked the ROH whether they intend to provide casting for the triple - beyond 'the company'? I’ve just written now!!!! 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxDaveM Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Probably update the 'the' to 'this' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 I’ve had a reply. The casting for the MacMillan and Ashton programmes together with The Winter’s Tale and the remaining Swan Lakes “is awaited”. However, fingers crossed that it will all emerge soon as the RB is now back from its mid season break. 5 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSR101 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 4 hours ago, capybara said: I’ve had a reply. The casting for the MacMillan and Ashton programmes together with The Winter’s Tale and the remaining Swan Lakes “is awaited”. However, fingers crossed that it will all emerge soon as the RB is now back from its mid season break. hmmm this is a rather annoying message back - the Macmillan triple is from a completely different booking period!l to the others!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 28 minutes ago, TSR101 said: hmmm this is a rather annoying message back - the Macmillan triple is from a completely different booking period!l to the others!!! I know. I asked specifically about the MacMillan but received a portmanteau answer! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) 10 hours ago, TSR101 said: hmmm this is a rather annoying message back - the Macmillan triple is from a completely different booking period!l to the others!!! 10 hours ago, capybara said: I know. I asked specifically about the MacMillan but received a portmanteau answer! i don’t know the ballets included in the MacMillan triple bill. perhaps, in the grand scheme of things compared say, to one of his narrative ballets where titular roles can make or break an evening**, the casting for the MacMillan triple bill is relatively unimportant? ** that said, with the RB, I can’t remember ever having left the ROH being disappointed when circumstances have resulted in cast changes. Edited January 30 by PeterS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 10 minutes ago, PeterS said: i don’t know the ballets included in the MacMillan triple bill. perhaps, in the grand scheme of things compared say, to one of his narrative ballets where titular roles can make or break an evening**, the casting for the MacMillan triple bill is relatively unimportant? ** that said, with the RB, I can’t remember ever having left the ROH being disappointed when circumstances have resulted in cast changes. In some roles the casting does matter (at least to people like us!), but also for those booking more than one performance the aim is (probably!) to see different casts rather than finding you've booked the same cast twice. 14 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 2 hours ago, PeterS said: perhaps, in the grand scheme of things compared say, to one of his narrative ballets where titular roles can make or break an evening**, the casting for the MacMillan triple bill is relatively unimportant? Oh, I'd say the casting would be pretty important for all three works, or certainly for the last two. Besides, as bridie says, some people will want to see all the casts. (But as I pointed out, it's probably possible to split the performances into two lots with a bit of educated guesswork) 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 2 hours ago, PeterS said: perhaps, in the grand scheme of things compared say, to one of his narrative ballets where titular roles can make or break an evening**, the casting for the MacMillan triple bill is relatively unimportant? For me the casting for the second two is very important! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralds Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 10 hours ago, PeterS said: i don’t know the ballets included in the MacMillan triple bill. perhaps, in the grand scheme of things compared say, to one of his narrative ballets where titular roles can make or break an evening**, the casting for the MacMillan triple bill is relatively unimportant? ** that said, with the RB, I can’t remember ever having left the ROH being disappointed when circumstances have resulted in cast changes. I know all of them and have seen Requiem loads of times (wonderful ballet), saw Danses Concertantes and Different Drummer with excellent casts who are now all retired from dancing bar one....and she's not the youngest among them! Who else but the incomparable Alessandra Ferri. I can definitely predict with 100% certainty that Ms Ferri is not going to be reprising her role in Different Drummer though. 😉 That said I can't imagine that Marianela Nunez, Vadim Muntagirov or Yasmine Naghdi would not make the cut for the first night cast. I can't predict which ballet they would be in, but certainly if one didn't put Nunez and Muntagirov in the cast if means they're not dancing in the triple at all- which sounds unthinkable; they are likely to be in at least DC or Requiem or both. Naghdi could actually be in all three but perhaps only first night cast for one or two of them. Other companies do sometimes announce the names of dancers in the cast without stipulating which ballet they are confirmed for initially. That might matter for some audience members but for others who are just pleased that their favourites are dancing, they might not mind so much. At present it seems to be a bit of a contest with ENB to see who can leave their casting announcements for their Spring/Easter contemporary pieces the latest! I understand why for both companies - both programmes have not been danced by the current cohort of dancers ever or in the case of Requiem, by a significant number of the current dancers. But it just means that it will take longer for tickets to sell. Still, March is still some time away. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnstar Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 I see that the web page for the MacMillan triple bill no longer has "The Company" listed for each performance. Maybe that means they're preparing to add the actual casting? Or maybe I'm being too optomistic & it's just the website playing up, like the disappearing/re-appearing GMs & Mistresses on the Manon page. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 (edited) The casting for the MacMillan Triple is out. Also now online. MacMillan Programme Casting.pdf Edited February 6 by capybara 6 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Okay, got 5/6 of Danses Concertantes wrong, and much of Different Drummer, but what do I know? Really quite surprised at this, but possibly Swan Lake gets too much in the way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeauxArts Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I am with you on the somewhat perplexing casting here. Yasmine and Fumi are missing in action! The Different Drummer male leads are particularly curious choices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNC Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 (edited) thanks for sharing @capybara My main frustration with this bill is the overall lack of performances and there is only one weekend day, and on top of that no matinees, so for those not in London accommodation costs add up. Annoyingly the weekend casting (Saturday) wouldn’t be my preferred one. I would have liked to have seen the first night casting best as Hayward/Sambe/Campbell sounds an excellent combination. But this is a very personal situation and I’m glad to be seeing all new works for the first time! Ideally if I still lived in London I’d loved to have gone to two performances but alas. Or even if they did a Saturday double show with a matinee and an evening would have been heavenly for me! Edited February 6 by JNC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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