Janite Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 The Riviera: A History in Pictures I don't know how much of this will be about ballet, but this is part of the description of the programme "and ballet impresario Sergei Diaghilev were drawn to the area". Episode 2 of 2 | Season 1 BBC Four Freeview:9 Sky:116 BT:9 Freesat:173 Wed 29 Jul 8:00pm-9:00pm and Wed 5 Aug 12:45am-1:45am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmhopton Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) BBC4 are repeating the ROH reopening concert this Sunday the 26th July at 11.20pm. It follows a broadcast of the 2020 ROH production of Fidelio through unfortunately not with Jonas Kaufmann. Edited July 23, 2020 by jmhopton Incorrect information 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheherezade Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 2 hours ago, jmhopton said: BBC4 are repeating the ROH reopening concert this Sunday the 26th July at 11.20pm. It follows a broadcast of the 2020 ROH production of Fidelio through unfortunately not with Jonas Kaufmann. I wondered when Fidelio was being shown. And, really, this has to be about Lise Davidsen rather than Kaufmann. Plus more exposure for David Butt Philip. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 13 hours ago, jmhopton said: BBC4 are repeating the ROH reopening concert this Sunday the 26th July at 11.20pm. This presumably being the cobbled-together bits and bobs we saw the other week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 I'd thought it might be the 1999 reopening show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Pigeons Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Ian Macmillan said: I'd thought it might be the 1999 reopening show! If only! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmhopton Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 19 hours ago, alison said: This presumably being the cobbled-together bits and bobs we saw the other week? I'm afraid so. I was just quoting the Radio Times and forgot it could be open to misinterpretation. As I remember it the 1999 reopening gala was a terrific compilation of ballets the RB had become famous for, and really enjoyable to watch. I seem to remember the opera contribution as being a rather disappointing concert version of something that not even Placido Domingo could really make enjoyable (for me at least) though I have to confess as to not liking opera that much anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Yes, the 1999 reopening gala was fantastic. Anthony Dowell assembled a brilliant look-back at the RB catalogue of works through the years, beautifully and carefully presented. I wish it was available too, (also Dreams to Reality which was great.) As far as I remember, the first Opera section of the Gala consisted of the opera singers lined up on stage with musical scores in their hands from which they sang. In contrast, Anthony Dowell stole the show! I did have a DVD of the performance, but no CD seems to have been issued, unfortunately. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Sorry, I got my CD and DVD mixed up! I meant to say that I did have a video of the 1999 Gala, and wish they would put it on to a DVD. (Or even have it on the BBC for viewing.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 Didn't they? I'd thought they did, with Sylvie Guillem's contribution removed, but perhaps I'm confusing it with another one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 I only know of a VHS Tape version - and, over the years since , had hoped for a DVD but I've no recollection of one being issued. I'd be happy to hear that I'm wrong on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 5 hours ago, jmhopton said: Also I see SkyArts is going to launch on Freeview in September. Good news for those who don't have subscription TV. No news of ballet or opera but we can but hope. Sky Arts director Philip Edgar-Jones said: “There’s never been a stronger need or demand for the arts, nor a more important time to champion and celebrate creativity. “That’s why we’re throwing open the doors to make Sky Arts a free channel. During lockdown we’ve seen audiences to the channel increase by 50% and our weekly live paint-along show, Portrait Artist Of The Week, reached 4.6 million people with over 20,000 portraits painted.” “As a free to air channel I hope that Sky Arts can help arts organisations and cultural institutions of all shapes and sizes across the UK, providing them with a platform to create and showcase their work to a broad audience.” As part of this commitment, Sky Arts will launch a series of bursaries worth £30,000 ($39,000) each, pairing leading figures from the arts world with diverse and emerging new artists on a mentoring initiative. Although the channel is moving out from behind the paywall, Sky Arts On Demand’s library of 2,000 hours of content will remain exclusive to Sky and NOW TV customers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Now if Sky Arts could put a channel on Freeview.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Dancing in the Blitz: How World War Two Made British Ballet BBC Four HD. Freeview:106. Virgin:107. BT:106. Freesat:107. Mon 14 Sep. 12:00am-1:00am Documentary in which David Bintley, director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, explores how British ballet thrived during the war. Using rare and previously unseen archive footage, Bintley charts how the then Sadler's Wells Ballet Company, led by Ninette de Valois and featuring stars such as Margot Fonteyn and Frederick Ashton, survived an encounter with Nazi forces in the Netherlands. He reveals how they danced while the bombs fell during the Blitz to bring ballet to the public as an antidote to the austerity the nation faced - before emerging post-war as the Royal Ballet. Featuring contributions by Beryl Grey, Gillian Lynne and Julia Farron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridiem Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 1 hour ago, FionaE said: for the Sky Arts novices (like me), where do we find the schedule? And casts? Well the basic listings are in the Radio Times (as I see now - I've never looked before since I haven't had Sky). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 Dancing in the Blitz is repeated on BBC 4 tonight at midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 1 hour ago, FionaE said: thank you Bluebird. Not much info there! ... Which dancers? Sky Arts have a bit to learn ... no link to further details 🙄 If its the same version that Sky Arts have previously shown then its McRae and Osipova in Rhapsody, and Lauren Cuthbertson and Vadim Muntagirov in The Two Pigeons (same as the DVD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 17 hours ago, MJW said: If its the same version that Sky Arts have previously shown then its McRae and Osipova in Rhapsody, and Lauren Cuthbertson and Vadim Muntagirov in The Two Pigeons (same as the DVD) thank you. That’s probably the only recording of these 2 ballets together 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJW Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 7 hours ago, FionaE said: thank you. That’s probably the only recording of these 2 ballets together 😉 Probably! Its the same as the DVD (which I also have!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Apparently Ashley Dean and her cat Aslan made an appearance on this programme this evening https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000mmk3/dog-tales-and-cat-tales-series-1-2-cat-tales-in-from-the-wild 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 (edited) On 08/09/2020 at 15:09, Beryl H said: Sky Arts Freeview will start on 17th September with the RB Rhapsody/Two Pigeons programme, although at 6am! I was away and I missed this, does anyone know if it is being repeated? thanks As regards Ballet on Sky Arts I can only find Cinderella, Australian Ballet (choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky) Tuesday 7 am. Edited September 17, 2020 by Janite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 I've moved most of the discussion relating to Sky Arts transferring to Freeview into its own thread: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 Something you might want to set your recorders for: In the early hours of Sunday morning, on Sky Arts, from 3.45-4.00, there's a programme called "Arts Uncovered", which "joins the stage managers at the Royal Opera House as they prepare for a new production at the iconic Covent Garden venue." The words "new production" rather suggest opera rather than ballet, but you never know ... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Pigeons Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Thank you, I would have missed this had it not been mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 I only spotted it while running through the electronic programme guide to see if I could find anything of interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I've just spotted that Sky Arts is showing the RB's Anastasia at 7am next Friday 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Not sure where to put Sky Arts programmes now? here or in the sky arts feed as it's now Freeview. Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker Sky Arts HD. Sky:820 Virgin:156. BT:363 Fri 16 Oct 7:00am-9:00am There is no indication, as yet, as to who is dancing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Here now, please, as it's terrestrial: there is no longer a "Sky Arts" thread as such - I renamed it the day Sky Arts went onto Freeview The non-terrestrial thread still exists, but I suspect it will be rather less busy from now on. Thanks for posting the Nutcracker: I guess we shall have to wait and see as to which one it was. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 Just a reminder for Anastasia in the early-ish hours tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 55 minutes ago, alison said: Just a reminder for Anastasia in the early-ish hours tomorrow. 7am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 (edited) Australian Ballet: Coppelia Sky Arts HD. Sky:820. Virgin:156. BT:363 Fri 23 Oct. 7:00am-9:00am A production of Delibes' classic about a doll that comes to life, starring Ako Kondo and Andrew Killian. I wonder if Fridays at 7am has become a ballet slot? Edited October 11, 2020 by Janite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janite Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 LEONARD BERNSTEIN: LARGER THAN LIFE 07:00 am - 08:00 am | Wednesday 14th October Sky Arts I don't know how much of this is about ballet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 Has anyone found out which RB Nutcracker it is this coming Friday? It's not as if there isn't quite an array to choose from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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