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[Review] 42nd Street in London – infectious and airborne

15 June 2023 by Matthew Paluch 1 Comment

42ND STREET. The Company. Photo Johan Persson

Matthew Paluch sees 42nd Street: "Be prepared to be entertained. It's a humdinger of a show with a top-notch cast." Title42nd StreetCompanyLeicester Curve and Sadler’s Wells productionVenueSadler's … [Read more...] about [Review] 42nd Street in London – infectious and airborne

Gene Kelly’s Starstruck – Scottish Ballet’s cinematic fantasy

17 December 2021 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Principals Christopher Harrison and Sophie Martin on set of Starstruck. Credit Gavin Smart

Scottish Ballet’s Starstruck – a reworking of Gene Kelly’s 1960 ballet Pas de Dieux – comes to Marquee TV from today, 17 December 2021. Kelly was invited to create a work for the Paris Opera Ballet … [Read more...] about Gene Kelly’s Starstruck – Scottish Ballet’s cinematic fantasy

Yasmine Naghdi answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

17 November 2020 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Yasmine Naghdi prepares for Gamzatti, photo by Dasa Wharton

When did you start dancing?Aged 2, on our coffee table at home. Why did you start dancing?To satisfy my urge to move all the time. I really had “ants in my pants”! Which dancer inspired you most … [Read more...] about Yasmine Naghdi answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

Jacquelyn Wagner answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition

7 September 2020 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Jacquelyn Wagner photo by Harald Hoffmann 01

in italiano Q&A When did you start singing? I always sang as a kid – operatically, even though I had no idea what an opera was – and my parents encouraged me a lot. I started singing … [Read more...] about Jacquelyn Wagner answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition

Darcey Bussell answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

23 May 2020 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Darcey Bussell Dances Hollywood

Q&A When did you start dancing? At 5, in the Mercury Theatre behind where I lived in Notting Hill. Ballet Rambert used to use the studios as well. Why did you start dancing? I had knocked … [Read more...] about Darcey Bussell answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

George Gagnidze answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition

5 June 2018 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

George Gagnidze by Dario Acosta (2)

Q&A   in italiano When did you start singing? When I was 13 or 14 I started singing Georgian and Russian folk songs with my sister who was played the piano. Why did you start singing? My father … [Read more...] about George Gagnidze answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition

Laurretta Summerscales answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

24 April 2018 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Laurretta Summerscales as Olga in Onegin with Jonah Cook at Bayerisches Staatsballett, photo by Wilfried Hösl

Q&A When did you start dancing? I started dancing at the age of 3 at my mothers dancing school Why did you start dancing? My mother wanted to give me as many opportunities in life to see what … [Read more...] about Laurretta Summerscales answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

Frederica von Stade answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition

17 September 2015 by Gramilano 1 Comment

Q&A When did you start singing? Maybe at 5. Why did you start singing? I always loved to sing anywhere, anytime. Which singer inspired you most when you were young? Gwen Verdon, … [Read more...] about Frederica von Stade answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition

Opera snobs won’t stop us going back to La Bohème

14 July 2014 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

By Peter Franklin, University of Oxford The Royal Opera House’s restaging of La Bohème will get the same responses as any other production of the Puccini opera. The savvy enthusiast hedges … [Read more...] about Opera snobs won’t stop us going back to La Bohème

Fabrice Calmels answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

13 March 2013 by Gramilano 3 Comments

Q&A When did you start dan­cing? I started dancing very young, around 4, at the dance studio in Magnanville, France. Why did you start dan­cing? I used to wait for my sister while she was … [Read more...] about Fabrice Calmels answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition

Gene Kelly’s 100th Anniversary is today: born in Pittsburgh, August 23, 1912

23 August 2012 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Happy Anniversary to one of the best! … [Read more...] about Gene Kelly’s 100th Anniversary is today: born in Pittsburgh, August 23, 1912

Adam Cooper talks to the Sunday Times about ballet, Michael Jackson, Vaughan Williams and the Kirov

22 April 2012 by Gramilano 5 Comments

In today's Sunday Times, Adam Cooper - ex-Royal Ballet dancer, and currently tip-tapping in the West End - talked about the places where he and his elder brother, Simon, grew up. Until their teens … [Read more...] about Adam Cooper talks to the Sunday Times about ballet, Michael Jackson, Vaughan Williams and the Kirov

Leslie Caron’s six best musical stars: from Streisand and Garland to Astaire and Travolta

22 October 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Leslie Caron is in London as An American in Paris is about to be in the cinemas once again. She talked to The Times: When I first arrived in Hollywood I had never seen a musical. I was only 18. … [Read more...] about Leslie Caron’s six best musical stars: from Streisand and Garland to Astaire and Travolta

On The Town star Betty Garrett has died at 91

13 February 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Betty Garrett, perhaps most remembered as the Frank Sinatra's wise-cracking taxi-driver sweetheart in MGM's "On The Town" died yeaterday after a short illness. Garrett, who had a great comic … [Read more...] about On The Town star Betty Garrett has died at 91

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Graham Spicer is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan, aka ‘Gramilano’. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times. He wrote the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.

Since 2022, Gramilano is pleased to welcome guest authors: Alisa Alekseeva, Paul Arrowsmith, Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel, Jonathan Gray, Marina Harss, Matthew Paluch, Jann Parry, Graham Watts, and Deborah Weiss.

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