I’m enjoying a new chapter in my life having the fortune to play women of my age and not romantic roles like the Giselles, Carmens, Juliets, Manons… all wonderful, but enough, they’re part of another Alessandra. Now I’m a 55-year-old with the knowledge of how extraordinary that is.Alessandra Ferri, now in … Continue reading about Interview with Alessandra Ferri: Maturing I find myself smiling more
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La Scala’s Timofej Andrijashenko to guest as Romeo with The Royal Ballet
La Scala Principal Dancer Timofej Andrijashenko will dance Romeo at The Royal Opera House in London on 27 April and 4 May alongside Melissa Hamilton.The director of The Royal Ballet, Kevin O’Hare, was present at La Scala’s opening of Wayne McGregor’s ballet Woolf Works earlier this month on 7 April and saw … Continue reading about La Scala’s Timofej Andrijashenko to guest as Romeo with The Royal Ballet
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Photo album: She Persisted with English National Ballet and photos by Dasa Wharton
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These are the first photos of La Scala's restaging of Wayne McGregor's Woolf Works created for The Royal Ballet in 2015. The work was seen again in London in 2017, and in Milan, two of the original interpreters- … Continue reading about First photos of Wayne McGregor’s Woolf Works at La Scala with Alessandra Ferri, Federico Bonelli and Company dancers
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Marianela Nuñez dances to Nina Simone singing I’m Feeling Good with choreography by Will Tuckett
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Ballerina Jacquelin De Min dies at the age of 76
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Rome Opera Ballet presents a Philip Glass Evening featuring a new work with Eleonora Abbagnato and Friedemann Vogel
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La Scala gives back a 3 million euro donation
La Scala’s board of directors met today to discuss Saudi Arabia’s 15 million euro donation to the theatre's coffers. Three million have already … Continue reading about La Scala gives back a 3 million euro donation
English National Ballet announces 2019-2020 70th Anniversary Season
70th Anniversary celebrations2020 marks English National Ballet’s 70th Anniversary with celebrations taking place throughout the 2019-2020 … Continue reading about English National Ballet announces 2019-2020 70th Anniversary Season
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Countertenor Philippe Jaroussky talks about his new album “Ombra mai fu”
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