loveclassics Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 At first I thought I should put this in the Not Dance forum as it's not about ballet BUT it is about dancing. I was watching Turandot from the ROH on Sky Arts tonight and wondered who the dancers were. There's nothing on the ROH site so can anyone tell me where the dancers come from? Presumably not the RB but is there a regular troup of opera dancers (as ballet dancers were once known) or are they hired on an ad hoc basis for each production? Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I don't think it's a regular troupe these days, but I do sometimes recognise names of individual (usually more contemporary) dancers on some of the cast sheets. It's a good decade since I saw the RO production of Turandot, so I doubt my cast sheet would help, even if I could access it. Come to think of it, I think my ballet teacher has performed in The Cunning Little Vixen at the ROH, and I know she's appeared in one particular, and often-repeated, production at ENO. I'd guess they try to get people back for the same production once it's on again to save all the hassle and cost of re-auditioning dancers and then teaching them the roles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2dancersmum Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Dancers are hired for each production - I've seen audition notices in various places online with DD though I would imagine that when a production is on again previous dancers would be invited back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveclassics Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 Thanks for the information. I suppose it isn't cost effective to keep a core of dancers on the regular payroll but don't other opera companies do this? I'm sure the Vienna Opera does since their dancers appear every New Year's Day in the annual concert. Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBBB Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I saw Turandot on 4th March 2014. The cast sheet lists the following dancers: Marie Chabert, Frances Collier, Elisabetta D'Aloia, Amy Drew, Connor Dowling, Russell Fine, Davin King, Anthony Kurt-Gabel, Jo Meredith, Esther Modu, Ruth Moss. My observation is that certain directors seem to like working with specific dancers, e.g. I've seen the same dancers in David McVicar productions at ROH and Glyndebourne. Might also depend on the choreographer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Thanks for the information. I suppose it isn't cost effective to keep a core of dancers on the regular payroll but don't other opera companies do this? I'm sure the Vienna Opera does since their dancers appear every New Year's Day in the annual concert. Linda The Vienna State Opera Ballet began a separate company, The Vienna State Ballet in 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveclassics Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 The Vienna State Opera Ballet began a separate company, The Vienna State Ballet in 2010. Thanks for the update. I've been watching the concert for so many years but completely failed to notice that the company name had changed. Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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