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Review of English Touring Opera's The Silver Lake at Buxton Opera House
Premiered in 1933, The Silver Lakewas the last theatre work Kurt Weill completed before being forced out of Germany by the Nazis. His collaborator was Georg Kaiser, a gifted playwright who was very successful in the Weimar Republic era, and it’s altogether a more poetic and fanciful creation than most of his work with Berthold Brecht.The fast-moving succession of scenes (with a narrator to make sure you don’t miss anything) nonetheless convey a clear social message. It begins with the poor and hungry queuing for inadequate handouts because they can’t afford the food shops’ prices, and quickly points out that this is because capitalism dictates that prices must remain high, even if the food itself is getting thrown away to ensure that demand outstrips supply.A crowd bursts into a shop and Loots it, but the character on whom we focus, Severin, takes just one rare thing: a pineapple. He’s shot […]
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Royal Opera House
2017-05-12 12:21:55
Reviving Kenneth MacMillan’s Mayerling: a Royal Ballet milestone
Edward Watson as Crown Prince Rudolf and Iohna Loots as Princess Stephanie in Mayerling © ROH / Bill Cooper 2009 Kenneth MacMillan ’s greatest ballets are pillars of The Royal Ballet ’s heritage and style. His powerfully dramatic ballet Mayerling exemplifies the choreographer’s ingenuity in combining compelling and unflinching dramatic storytelling with steps that push the boundaries of classical ballet. More than that, Mayerling demonstrates a characteristically ‘Royal Ballet’ combination of technical expression and dramatic acting – a trait fostered by the works MacMillan created on the Company – making each staging of Mayerling, or of any other of MacMillan’s great dramatic works, a milestone for individual dancers, the Company and audiences alike. Since Mayerling’s premiere in 1978 many dancers have relished the richness of its roles: the opportunity to explore the emotional complexities of desire – conflicted, passionate or obsessive, angry, fearful or vulnerable – through the relationships between […]
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Royal Opera House
2017-02-22 16:50:43
The Royal Ballet's The Sleeping Beauty to be relayed live to cinemas on 28 February 2017
[…] – from the iconic Rose Adage, when Aurora meets her four royal suitors ; to the Vision pas de deux, as Florimund sees Aurora for the first time; and the celebratory divertissements and final pas de deux that bring the ballet to its glorious close. The ballet also makes extensive use of mime , a hallmark of narrative classical ballet. Read more: Our highlight from The Sleeping Beauty, the Bluebird pas de deux Iohna Loots and Paul Kay in The Sleeping Beauty © ROH/Johan Persson, 2011 The cast The live cinema relay will star two Principals of The Royal Ballet. Argentine dancer Marianela Nuñez performs the role of Princess Aurora with Russian dancer Vadim Muntagirov dancing the role of Prince Florimund. Review After the relay, we will publish a roundup of audience tweets, so share your thoughts with the hashtag #ROHbeauty . The Sleeping Beauty, The Royal Ballet […]
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Royal Opera House
2015-12-02 13:14:51
Recommended Recordings: The Nutcracker
[…] from 2000 and 2009 respectively. Both star the breathtaking Miyako Yoshida as the Sugar Plum Fairy. In the first her prince is Royal Ballet legend Jonathan Cope , with an emergent Alina Cojocaru as Clara and Ivan Putrov as the Nutcracker. There’s an excellent bonus on this DVD showing the technical magic that makes the transformation scene work. Broadcast in cinemas worldwide in 2009, the newer recording features Steven McRae as the Prince, with Iohna Loots as Clara and Ricardo Cervera as the Nutcracker. Whichever you choose, you’ll be getting The Royal Ballet’s full Nutcracker experience to enjoy all year round. Buy The Royal Ballet's Nutcracker (2000) DVD from the ROH Online Shop Buy The Royal Ballet's Nutcracker (2009) DVD from the ROH Online Shop Amidst a host of filmed Nutcrackers, a new one of note comes from Berlin State Ballet . As with The […]
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