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The Stuttgart Ballet principal's name is Friedemann Vogel.

I am very happy to be seeing Shklyarov in Bayadere.

Hello Whitey, from another Canadian.

Naxos is releasing the following CD this month: 8.573076 Giacomo MEYERBEER (17911864) Ballet Music from the Operas Barcelona Symphony Orchestra Michał Nesterowicz Giacomo Meyerbeer was one of the most significant opera composers of all time. The four grand operas represented here brought him his greatest fame, with Les Huguenots being one of the most performed of all operas. Meyerbeers contributions to the French tradition of opéra-ballet acquired legendary status, including the ghostly Ballet of the Nuns from Robert le Diable; the exotic orchestral colour of the Marche indienne in LAfricaine; and the virtuoso Ballet of the Skaters from Le Prophète in which the dancers famously glided over the stage using roller skates. [show Details] Les Huguenots, Act III: Danse bohemienne (Gypsy Dance) 1. Les Huguenots, Act III: Danse bohemienne (Gypsy Dance) 00:04:46 [show Details] Robert le Diable (excerpts) 2. Act II: Pas de cinq 00:09:28 3. Act III: Ballet des Nonnes: Les Feux Follets et Procession des nonnes 00:03:53 4. Act III: Ballet des Nonnes: Bacchanale 00:05:00 5. Act III: Ballet des Nonnes: Premier Air de Ballet: Seduction par l'ivresse 00:02:19 6. Act III: Ballet des Nonnes: Deuxieme Air de Ballet: Seduction par le jeu 00:03:20 7. Act III: Ballet des Nonnes: Troisieme Air de Ballet: Seduction par l'amour 00:02:34 8. Act III: Ballet des Nonnes: Finale 00:01:36 [show Details] L'Etoile du Nord (excerpts) 9. Act II: Waltz 00:03:32 10. Act II: Chanson de cavalerie 00:01:18 11. Act I: Prayer 00:02:23 12. Entr'acte to Act III 00:02:02 [show Details] Le Prophete (excerpts) 13. Act III: Ballet des Patineurs: Waltz 00:01:41 14. Act III: Ballet des Patineurs: Redowa 00:07:08 15. Act III: Ballet des Patineurs: Quadrilles des patineurs 00:04:48 16. Act III: Ballet des Patineurs: Galop 00:05:01 [show Details] L' Africaine, Act IV: Marche indienne (Indian March) 17. L' Africaine, Act IV: Marche indienne (Indian March) 00:08:51 Total Playing Time: 01:09:40 http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.573076&utm_source=Naxos_News&utm_medium=email&utm_content=MEYERBEER-Ballet-Music-Operas_cd&utm_campaign=Naxos-NL_NewOnNaxos032014

The livestream will be at 430 a.m. Eastern time, 130 a.m. Pacific Time. North America moves to daylight saving this weekend whereas Europe doesn't do so till March 30, hence the time difference is one hour less than usual.

Maria Kochetkova tweeted something yesterday to the effect that they had 5 days of rehearsal to get Cinderella together, so maybe they didn't have time to prepare anyone for a debut in the lead roles.

Hey, I;m going to be at that performance! I'll wave if the cameras pan around to the audience.

I enjoyed it and most of the people at the cinema where I was did too. Not knowing what a trip into the city involves for you, can't really say whether it would be worth it.

fuller casting (characters in German spelling): Nikija Lucia Lacarra Gamzatti Ivy Amista Solor Marlon Dino Brahmane Peter Jolesch Radscha Norbert Graf Aija Elaine Underwood Das Goldene Idol Tigran Mikayelyan

let's hope there will be a subsequent DVD!

not so long ago we would have been amazed and thrilled at just being able to see a ballet all the way from Munich without it costing us a cent and without budging from our computer, without lamenting that it was only available live and not viewable after the fact!

Yes, sorry for not including the link: http://www.bayerische.staatsoper.de//tv

Just giving this a nudge to remind people that La Bayadere live stream is two weeks from now.

**OFF TOPIC** (for some reason I have no access to the icons to express this) Speaking of cake, AlbanyGirl, I still remember your fab chocolate cupcakes from Saratoga last year. I hope to be back there for NYCB this summer again. Hint, hint.

Cool! I want to go there when I'm in SF in May. But apparently the museum is closed for renovations? No cafe, then? It looks like the collection is in several different locations around the area (making a virtue of necessity, I think) but alas, the cafe doesn't seem to be popping up on my search. But I'm a Seattle girl -- any SF people here who can give better information? Yep, who cares about the art, it's the cake I want!

Cool! I want to go there when I'm in SF in May. But apparently the museum is closed for renovations? No cafe, then?

I will also be sad to see Mads Blangstrup leave, and therefore count myself doubly lucky that I will see him as both Monsieur GM and the beggar chief in Manon in a couple of weeks time. It was quite remarkable seeing him being creepy in The Lesson after having seen him before in the sunny Bournonville rep!

I think I read somewhere that Nijinska was responsible for adding the fish dives in the adagio of the grand pas de deux that are now standard in western productions.

I disagree. I don't believe in counting fouettes.

Press release from the Harris: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 20, 2014 HARRIS THEATER TO REMAIN CLOSED THROUGH MARCH 6 FOR ELECTRICAL REPAIRS Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Chicago Opera Theater, and the Joffrey Academy of Dance all working on possible rescheduling for this season at the Harris CHICAGO (February 20, 2014) The Harris Theater for Music and Dance will remain closed through Thursday, March 6 to repair damaged operational and mechanical equipment caused by an electrical fire that occurred yesterday afternoon. Patrons will be contacted by a Harris Theater representative with further information regarding ticket purchases and upcoming performances. A plan is currently underway to reschedule performances at the Harris this season for Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Chicago Opera Theaters Queenie Pie, and the Joffrey Academy of Dance Choreographers of Color Awards. Working details on that plan are currently being formulated and the Theater will have further announcements shortly. Music of the Baroque, which was scheduled to perform a program entitled Handel and BachItalian Style at the Harris on Monday, March 3, is in the process of determining whether the concert can be moved to another venue, as it cannot be rescheduled, or will have to be cancelled. The groups Sunday, March 2, performance of the same program will go forward as planned at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts. Earlier today, safety officials confirmed that no structural damage occurred inside or outside the Theater. Officials also outlined a two-week timeline for repair, accounting for the proper installation and inspection of newly acquired electrical equipment. The Harris Theater is expected to be fully operational by March 6. Michael Tiknis, President and Managing Director of the Harris Theater, added: We remain in a state of sadness over the loss of the performances of the Hamburg Ballet. But we are confident that repairs to the Theater can be made, and schedules altered in a way that will maintain the majority, if not all, of those that have been affected by this serious electrical malfunction.

Lincoln Center Festival has announced its Bolshoi lineup for this coming July: http://www.lincolncenterfestival.org/bolshoi-ballet-opera The Ultimate Bolshoi Experience Experience the combined forces of the world-famous Bolshoi Ballet, Opera, Orchestra, and Chorus, together, for the first time ever, in New York. Buy tickets to all three ballets and save 15%. Buy tickets to all three ballets and The Tsar's Bride and save 20%. Offer excludes lowest price tickets. The Tsars Bride (Opera), July 1213Learn More Avery Fisher Hall The Tsars Bride might be Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakovs most popular opera inside Russia, but this work from 1899 remains a gem to be discovered in much of the rest of the world. A passionate story based on the true tale of Marfa, the ill-fated peasant bride of Ivan the Terrible, its musical variety, arias, ensembles, and grand subject matter make it a perfect fit for the companys brilliant soloists and resplendent Bolshoi Orchestra and Chorus. Swan Lake, July 1520 David H. Koch Theater Don Quixote, July 2223 David H. Koch Theater Spartacus, July 2527 David H. Koch Theater Offer available until March 15, 2014 Single Tickets on Sale to Members March 24 single tickets go on sale to the general public in late March.

Casting for the live broadcast on March 30 has been announced. Marco Spada, bandit David Hallberg Angela, his daughter Evgenia Obraztsova Marchesa Sampietri, daughter to the Governor of Rome Olga Smirnova Prince Frederici, betrothed to the Marchesa, in love with Angela Semyon Chudin Count Pepinelli, captain of the dragoons Igor Tsvirko Friar Borromeo, the monastery treasurer Alexei Loparevich Prince Osorio, Governor of Rome Andrei Sitnikov The Bride Anastasia Stashkevich The Groom Vyacheslav Lopatin Friends to Marchesa Sampietri Yulia Grebenshchikova Olga Marchenkova Anna Okuneva Anna Tikhomirova Friends to Marco Spada Ivan Alexeyev Artemy Belyakov Harlequins Yan Godovsky Anastasia Gubanova Daria Khokhlova Artur Mkrtchyan Svetlana Pavlova Alexander Smoliyaninov Servants to the Marchesa Alesya Gradova Elizaveta Kruteleva Yulia Lunkina Svetlana Pavlova Anna Rebetskaya Anna Voronkova Bandits molls Anna Antropova Anna Leonova Victoria Litvinova Maria Zharkova Bandits Karim Abdullin Yegor Khromushin Klim Yefimov Dmitry Yefremo Here is Evgenia Obraztsova in rehearsal:

More (translated and summarized from the Hamburg Ballet blog, where there are some pics): http://www.hamburgballett-blog.de/hamburg_ballett/2014/02/wenn-ein-brand-einen-kleinen-traum-vernichtet.html#more Around 1 pm two loud bangs were heard and then smoke was seen. Within minutes the stage and dressing rooms were evacuated. People grabbed only what was closest to hand. There was some consternation because the stage is about six storeys underground at the Harris Theater, but the evacuation up the stairs (about 90 people) was orderly. The dancers, however, were wearing only practice clothes and ballet slippers, and it was just above freezing in Chicago, somewhat chilly to be standing outside the emergency exit of the theatre. They did a quick inventory of who was wearing what, and jackets, sweaters, socks, etc. were redistributed out among the company. The sidewalks were covered with puddles. After a few minutes, it became clear that the situation in the theater was really serious and they would not be let back in, they moved a few hundred meters to a subway station , where it was a little warmer . Many of the male dancers and staff of the company carried ballerinas over the puddles, because they had only slippers and leg warmers on. They waited in station in the hope of being able to at least retrieve their clothes from the theater . Nothing doing. The theater was closed for several hours. For over 90 company members another solution had to be found. They all took taxis to the hotel where one team was waiting with money, another with new room keys , because most of them were still in the theater. After about an hour all were in their hotel rooms. One of the Harris Theater's founders laid on a dinner for the whole company at the hotel, and that was when John Neumeier announced that Thursday's performance was also cancelled.

Hello NATinCPH and welcome to the forum. I'm unable to PM you, so I apologize to everyone else for using the Skorik forum to let you know I'm bringing a group of ballet lovers to CPH in March (can't wait to see Alban LEndorf in Manon!!) and would love to meet up with you. You can email me at toursenlair@gmail.com

An electrical fire broke out at the Harris Theater this afternoon, forcing the cancellation of tonight's performance. Subsequently this announcement was made (from Hamburg Ballet's facebook page) Hamburg Ballett HAMBURG BALLET ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CHIEF CHOREOGRAPHER JOHN NEUMEIER SPEAKS ON CANCELLATION CHICAGO (February 19, 2014) Internationally-acclaimed and Milwaukee-born choreographer John Neumeier speaks on the subsequent cancellation of Wednesday and Thursday nights presentation of Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler. Says Neumeier: To cancel a performance is a particularly devastating moment for me, especially after the great success of Nijinsky last season at the Harris Theater. Chicago is not just another city. Chicago, for me, is very special because it is here that I attended my first professional ballet school. Its incredibly significant, for me, to return with one of my works. To move a company of 60 dancers and 50 staff members is an enormous undertaking. That we were able to do it is a miracle in itself. We are very thankful that the Harris Theater invited us again, and we sincerely apologize to all the peoplefriends, relatives, and audience members. Ive never had to do this in 44 years as a ballet director, but the security of my dancers and staff, as well as the audience, must always be the highest priority. After all the troubles we had with the costumes and the containers from Germany, and after the great help we received from Brigitte Lefèvre, Director of the Ballet of the Paris Opéra, we were so looking forward to this weeks performances. The rehearsals were going wonderfully until we had to evacuate the Theater. The worst thing that can ever happen is to cancel a performance. Im very grateful that weve formed a special relationship with the Harris Theater. Im confident that well be returning very soon in the future. HAMBURG BALLET ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CHIEF CHOREOGRAPHER JOHN NEUMEIER SPEAKS ON CANCELLATION CHICAGO (February 19, 2014) Internationally-acclaimed and Milwaukee-born choreographer John Neumeier speaks on the subsequent cancellation of Wednesday and Thursday nights presentation of Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler. Says Neumeier: To cancel a performance is a particularly devastating moment for me, especially after the great success of Nijinsky last season at the Harris Theater. Chicago is not just another city. Chicago, for me, is very special because it is here that I attended my first professional ballet school. Its incredibly significant, for me, to return with one of my works. To move a company of 60 dancers and 50 staff members is an enormous undertaking. That we were able to do it is a miracle in itself. We are very thankful that the Harris Theater invited us again, and we sincerely apologize to all the peoplefriends, relatives, and audience members. Ive never had to do this in 44 years as a ballet director, but the security of my dancers and staff, as well as the audience, must always be the highest priority. After all the troubles we had with the costumes and the containers from Germany, and after the great help we received from Brigitte Lefèvre, Director of the Ballet of the Paris Opéra, we were so looking forward to this weeks performances. The rehearsals were going wonderfully until we had to evacuate the Theater. The worst thing that can ever happen is to cancel a performance. Im very grateful that weve formed a special relationship with the Harris Theater. Im confident that well be returning very soon in the future.