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Danceworks masterclasses with Vadim Muntagirov, Marianela Nuñez and Alejandro Parente
Danceworks in London offers virtual masterclasses to allow dancers to participate together with those who are physically present in the studio.
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The secrets of the Stradivari and Guarneri sound
Scientists have identified the chemical treatments that gave stringed instruments by masters such as Stradivari and Guarneri their characteristic rich tone.
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Handel’s Theodora at La Scala – ovations for Oropesa, DiDonato and company
A glorious performance of Handel’s Theodora with Emelyanychev conducting Il Pomo d’Oro with Oropesa, DiDonato, Spyres, Chest and Bénos-Djian.
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Prima Verdi – tenor Francesco Meli’s solo recording debut
Francesco Meli is accompanied by the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino conducted by Marco Armiliato for Prima Verdi – “a journey through ‘my’ Verdi”.
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Christmas stocking ideas from The Royal Ballet School
The Royal Ballet School’s retail offering, both online and in its shop in Covent Garden, includes clothing, equipment for dancers, and commemorative items.
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Cecilia Bartoli’s Farinelli tribute in her father’s hometown
Cecilia Bartoli’s tribute to the castrati singers – Farinelli e il suo tempo – was a magical moment of music-making with the Les Musiciens du Prince in Rimini.
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Countdown to Bayadère – casting and designs for La Scala’s opening
Rudolf Nureyev’s La Bayadère has never been performed by any company other than the Paris Opera Ballet. It opens at La Scala with new designs on 15 December.
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La Scala to pay former ballerina €61,000 in compensation
Employment Tribunal orders La Scala to pay former ballerina €61,000 in compensation as a victim of “discriminatory and oppressive” behaviour.
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Scottish Ballet to review partnership with “dirty oil” sponsors BP
On the last day of COP26 Scottish Ballet has come under attack for accepting sponsorship from BP, the British multinational oil and gas company.
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Royal Opera House on the Inquest into the death of Liam Scarlett
The tragedy of Liam Scarlett’s death in April this year came as a profound shock to everyone in The Royal Ballet. The inquest into his death took place today.
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The Dying Swans Project is a finalist for a Rose d’Or Award 2021
Eric Gauthier’s The Dying Swans Project is a finalist for a Rose d’Or Award (formally The Golden Rose of Montreux) 2021 in the Arts category.
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[Photo album] Giselle opening night at the ROH with Osipova, Clarke and Magri
[Photo album] The curtain has just gone up at the Royal Opera House for the opening of Giselle with Natalia Osipova, Reece Clarke, and Mayara Magri.
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Exciting debuts at La Scala: Alice Mariani and Mattia Semperboni
Alice Mariani and Mattia Semperboni are promising interpreters to continue to infuse Nureyev’s production of Don Quixote at La Scala with excitement.
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Milan’s €120 million project to bring all La Scala’s laboratories to one site
Milan’s mayor has launched a €120 million project that will bring all of La Scala’s laboratories and warehouses together on one site.
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Taming Our Trauma – creating inclusive and tolerant spaces for dancers
Interview with choreographer Andreas Heise on safe and creative spaces and rehabilitation for artists dealing with traumas in their professional life.
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Royal Ballet Principal dancer Edward Watson retires after 27 years
Royal Ballet Principal Edward Watson will make his final performance with the company on Saturday 30 October in Wayne McGregor’s new work, The Dante Project.
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[Review] Madina – a courageous new dance work at La Scala
Madina is ambitious in its scale and subject (terrorism and violence against women) with a score by Fabio Vacchi and choreography by Mauro Bigonzetti.
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Carla Fracci is buried in Milan’s Famedio
Today, in a private ceremony, Carla Fracci’s ashes were interred in Milan’s Cimitero Monumentale (Monumental Cemetery) in Milan.
[Review] Opening of Genoa’s Teatro Carlo Felice opera and ballet season
Genoa’s Teatro Carlo Felice opened its season with Sull’essere angeli by choreographer Virgilio Sieni and an augmented reality production of Pagliacci.
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