sf_herminator Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Swan Lake will return April 30-May 5. This run will feature Internatiomal guest dancers!! They are: Natalia Osipova - Principal Dancer at The Royal Ballet Daniel Camargo - Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theatre Jacopo Tissi - Principal Dancer at Dutch National Ballet Who will they dance with?? Stay tuned, as casting will be announced closer to the April 30th date. https://www.sfballet.org/productions/swan-lake-encore/ Link to comment
sf_herminator Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 (edited) Performance dates have been announced for Natalia Osipova and Daniel Camargo - https://www.sfballet.org/productions/swan-lake-encore/ Natalia Osipova Tuesday, April 30, 7:30 PM Friday, May 3, 8 PM Daniel Camargo Saturday, May 4, 2 PM Due to unforeseen circumstances, Jacopo Tissi will not be performing Full casting will be announced closer to the performance dates. Edited April 4 by sf_herminator wrong dates in original post Link to comment
Josette Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 (edited) This morning, after the announcement, I got a fairly good ticket for Osipova's Friday night performance in row K. I do like Daniel Camargo very, very much but wish they would announce which San Francisco principal dancer will dance Odette-Odile. The guests are dancing in three out of seven performances of Swan Lake. I hope that lovely Misa Kuranaga will dance at least two of the non-guest performances, maybe with Angelo Greco, if he is fully recovered. Edited April 4 by Josette Needed to correct punctuation. Link to comment
sf_herminator Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 (edited) Principal Casting has been posted for the Swan Lake Encore - https://www.sfballet.org/tickets/casting/ Tuesday, April 30, 7:30 PM Odette/Odile: Natalia Osipova* Siegfried: Isaac Hernández Von Rothbart: Alexander Reneff-Olson *Guest artist courtesy of The Royal Ballet Wednesday, May 1, 7:30 PM Odette/Odile: Jasmine Jimison Siegfried: Aaron Robison Von Rothbart: Nathaniel Remez Thursday, May 2, 7:30 PM Odette/Odile: Misa Kuranaga Siegfried: Angelo Greco Von Rothbart: Daniel Deivison-Oliveira Friday, May 3, 8:00 PM Odette/Odile: Natalia Osipova* Siegfried: Isaac Hernández Von Rothbart: Alexander Reneff-Olson *Guest artist courtesy of The Royal Ballet Saturday, May 4, 2:00 PM Odette/Odile: Nikisha Fogo Siegfried: Daniel Camargo* Von Rothbart: Alexander Reneff-Olson *Guest artist courtesy of American Ballet Theatre Saturday, May 4, 8:00 PM Odette/Odile: Jasmine Jimison Siegfried: Aaron Robison Von Rothbart: Nathaniel Remez Sunday, May 5, 2:00 PM Odette/Odile: Misa Kuranaga Siegfried: Angelo Greco Von Rothbart: Daniel Deivison-Oliveira Edited April 12 by sf_herminator Link to comment
Josette Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 I am attending the Friday Osipova and the Saturday performances. I just saw ABT’s premiere of Woolf Works and Camargo was the expressive standout, unsurprisingly so as he was a principal with the Stuttgart, so I look forward to seeing him in Swan Lake in three weeks. Link to comment
sf_herminator Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 As I was leaving dinner to head to the Opera House, two different friends texted me: Osipova is injured. I arrived at the Opera House and it was confirmed that Osipova would not be dancing this evening due to injury. Jasmine Jimison would dance in her place. The lights went down and Tamara Rojo came onstage. She addressed the crowd with the news that no one wanted to hear - Natalia Osipova will not be dancing due to injury. But making her debut will be Jasmine Jimison. Please join me in supporting her tonight. What a way to make a debut!! She was wonderful!! The crowd was with her every step of the way. She was partnered by Isaac Hernandez - who was scheduled to dance with Osipova. The casting is updated for the switch tonight - CASTING - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org). However, casting for the rest of the run has not been updated. Jasmine was scheduled to debut Wednesday night with Aaron Robison. I do not think she will be dancing. Osipova is still listed for Friday - but there is no word on the seriousness of the injury which could prevent her from dancing on Friday. I will keep checking the website and post any casting updates. Link to comment
Josette Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 12 hours ago, sf_herminator said: As I was leaving dinner to head to the Opera House, two different friends texted me: Osipova is injured. I arrived at the Opera House and it was confirmed that Osipova would not be dancing this evening due to injury. Jasmine Jimison would dance in her place. The lights went down and Tamara Rojo came onstage. She addressed the crowd with the news that no one wanted to hear - Natalia Osipova will not be dancing due to injury. But making her debut will be Jasmine Jimison. Please join me in supporting her tonight. What a way to make a debut!! She was wonderful!! The crowd was with her every step of the way. She was partnered by Isaac Hernandez - who was scheduled to dance with Osipova. The casting is updated for the switch tonight - CASTING - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org). However, casting for the rest of the run has not been updated. Jasmine was scheduled to debut Wednesday night with Aaron Robison. I do not think she will be dancing. Osipova is still listed for Friday - but there is no word on the seriousness of the injury which could prevent her from dancing on Friday. I will keep checking the website and post any casting updates. A friend texted me about this. I have a ticket for Osipova on Friday with a friend flying in from the East Coast to join me. Please keep us posted if you learn anything about shuffling of the casts. I was looking forward to seeing Nikisha Fogo and Daniel Camargo on Saturday afternoon, and I doubt that will be moved, but I was especially looking forward to Aaron Robison and Jimison on Saturday night, and I will be very unhappy if I don't see him. Glad to hear it went so well for Jimison and the audience was so pleased. Link to comment
sf_herminator Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 3 minutes ago, Josette said: A friend texted me about this. I have a ticket for Osipova on Friday with a friend flying in from the East Coast to join me. Please keep us posted if you learn anything about shuffling of the casts. I was looking forward to seeing Nikisha Fogo and Daniel Camargo on Saturday afternoon, and I doubt that will be moved, but I was especially looking forward to Aaron Robison and Jimison on Saturday night, and I will be very unhappy if I don't see him. Glad to hear it went so well for Jimison and the audience was so pleased. I hate to be the bearer of bad news - but it has been updated on the SFB Website that Natalia Osipova will not be dancing on Friday night. The dancer to replace her is still to be determined. Here is the link: CASTING - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org) If I find any additional information, I will post it. I have a ticket for Friday's performance, but I will either exchange or donate the ticket. Link to comment
Josette Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Thanks for letting us know. As long as my Saturday performances remain as cast, I am okay. If De Sola steps in with Hernandez on Friday (possible, don't you think?), I will not attend and will see if I can exchange for Thursday night. Link to comment
sf_herminator Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 (edited) The website now has the following: Friday, May 3, 8:00 PM Due to injury, in this evening's performance of Swan Lake, the role of Odette-Odile will be performed by Jasmine Jimison in place of Natalia Osipova. Odette/Odile: Jasmine Jimison Siegfried: Isaac Hernández Von Rothbart: Alexander Reneff-Olson Saturday, May 4, 8:00 PM Odette/Odile: Sasha De Sola Siegfried: Aaron Robison Von Rothbart: Nathaniel Remez No change to tonight - Jasmine & Aaron for tonight (Wednesday 5/1), but will keep looking for any updates. CASTING - San Francisco Ballet (sfballet.org) Edited May 1 by sf_herminator Link to comment
Josette Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 Thank you again, sf_herminator, I will keep my tickets as is. My disappointment is having to sit through De Sola's overwrought and artificial facial expressions (she was lovely two years ago as Odette with Max), but Robison is a passionate Siegfried, one of the best I've ever seen. Link to comment
sf_herminator Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 The principal cast for the Thursday & Sunday performances - Angelo Greco, Misa Kuranaga, and Daniel Deivison Oliveira - were interviewed on KRON 4 - Swan Lake returns to the San Francisco Ballet | KRON4 Angelo Greco on his move to Houston Ballet - Ballet star Angelo Greco leaps from California to new principal role in Houston - CultureMap Houston Link to comment
Terez Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Whelp, there go my Friday plans in the city. Not interested in their casting change; Osipova is a tough one to step in for. Link to comment
abatt Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 This used to happen on a fairly regular basis when Osipova was a guest artist at ABT. Nothing has changed, apparently. Link to comment
California Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 7 minutes ago, abatt said: This used to happen on a fairly regular basis when Osipova was a guest artist at ABT. Nothing has changed, apparently. I remember those Osipova cancellations with ABT. I said then that she wasn't yet in Gelsey territory, but close! So glad I didn't make plans to fly to San Francisco, and I feel badly for those who did. She is so rarely on the west coast. Link to comment
seattle_dancer Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 3 hours ago, abatt said: This used to happen on a fairly regular basis when Osipova was a guest artist at ABT. Nothing has changed, apparently. Yes I recall this pattern. Glad I didn’t make the trek from Seattle. Link to comment
Maromeo Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 On 5/2/2024 at 6:04 AM, Terez said: Whelp, there go my Friday plans in the city. Not interested in their casting change; Osipova is a tough one to step in for. Really? That's too bad... Jasmine was exquisite. Link to comment
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