The Royal Ballet opens its 2026/27 season with Manon and a live cinema relay
Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon opens The Royal Ballet’s 2026/27 season, with performances from 13 October and a live cinema relay on 27 October.
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Natalia Osipova to make her West End debut in a new play
Royal Ballet Principal dancer Natalia Osipova to make her West End debut in The Standard of Living, a new play by James Graham based on the life of John Maynard Keynes.
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Youth America Grand Prix’s 2026 Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow Gala
Ballet stars will join Youth America Grand Prix to celebrate this year’s Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow Gala on Thursday 16 April in New York.
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Rocio Aleman answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Rocio Aleman was born in Monterrey, Mexico. In 2008 she went to Stuttgart to train at the John Cranko Schule, in 2011 she joined the Stuttgart Ballet becoming Principal Dancer in 2021.
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Review: 17th World Ballet Festival in Tokyo, Programme A
Matthew Paluch sees the Programme A gala at the 17th World Ballet Festival in Tokyo with 33 of the world’s top dancers.
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Reece Clarke answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
The Royal Ballet principal dancer Reece Clarke on life and career, Kuma his dog, and that he’d like to die by a stampede of puppies…
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Reece Clarke and Myriam Ould-Braham are last-minute guests at La Scala
After injuries during La Bayadère at La Scala, the company has had to invite last-minute guests to complete the casting in Manon.
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A Guide to Manon – MacMillan’s biographer, Jann Parry, observes Natalia Osipova as Manon, with Reece Clarke
Jann Parry – author of the Kenneth MacMillan biography “Different Drummer: The Life of Kenneth MacMillan” – comments on Natalia Osipova’s Manon and directing ballet for film.
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[Review] Francesca Hayward and Marcelino Sambé ‘infectious and genuine’ in The Royal Ballet’s Manon
Manon has turned 50! Well actually 293… but what better way to celebrate a big birthday than a season of shows at your favourite venue – the Royal Opera House.
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Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon returns to The Royal Ballet for its 50th Anniversary
The Royal Ballet presents MacMillan’s Manon, 50 years since its 1974 premiere, and 100 years since the death of its designer Nicholas Georgiadis.
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Royal Opera House announces 2023-2024 opera and ballet Cinema Season
The Royal Opera House has announced its next Cinema Season with 13 productions, eight of which will be broadcast to screens around the world.
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[Interview] The authentic and passionate Laura Morera – a career without limits
Laura Morera talks about her Royal Ballet career, the roles had and lost, dancing Ashton, and her “artistic love story” with choreographer Liam Scarlett.
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[Review] The Royal Ballet: A Diamond Celebration – the importance of the past, present, and future
Guest author Matthew Paluch looks at celebrating 60 years of The Friends of Covent Garden in a varied programme for The Royal Ballet: A Diamond Celebration.
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Anna Rose O’Sullivan answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
The Royal Ballet principal dancer Anna Rose O’Sullivan on Darcey Bussell and Harry Potter, Kenneth Macmillan and Meryl Streep, dance and family.
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Patrick Dupond, much-loved ballet star, dies at 61
Patrick Dupond has died after a “devastating illness” – he was 61. His collaborator Leïla Da Rocha said, “Patrick Dupond flew away this morning to dance with the stars.”
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Yasmine Naghdi answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Royal Ballet principal dancer Yasmine Naghdi talks about loves and dislikes from Spritz to Manon, Tokyo to Puglia, her grandmother’s table to Covent Garden.
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Roberto Bolle says addio to American Ballet Theatre
Eight performances of Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon are scheduled to begin 17 June 2019 during American Ballet Theatre‘s 2019 Spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House, with Hee Seo in the title role, Roberto Bolle as Des Grieux, Stella Abrera as Lescaut’s Mistress and James Whiteside as Lescaut. Bolle will give his farewell performance with ABT…
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Photo Album: Manon opening night at La Scala with Zakharova and Bolle
First night photographs from La Scala Wednesday 17 October – 8pm – Premiere ManonSvetlana ZakharovaDes GrieuxRoberto BolleLescautNicola Del FreoMonsieur G.M.Alessandro GrilloLescaut’s mistress Martina ArduinoMadameDeborah GismondiThe gaolerMick ZeniThe beggar chief Federico FresiThe courtesans Vittoria Valerio, Agnese Di Clemente,Francesca Podini, Gaia Andreanò, Caterina BianchiThree gentlemenMarco Agostino, Christian Fagetti, Mattia Semperboni Manon was MacMillan’s second three-act ballet as artistic director of…
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Interview with Juan Diego Flórez who debuts in Ricciardo e Zoraide at Pesaro tonight
Twenty-two years ago, Juan Diego Flórez arrived like a meteorite across the opera firmament. A couple of weeks before his career launching performance, I’d met the young tenor in Milan. He’d flown over from Peru with a work visa just for a handful of days, and was heading to Pesaro to make his Italian debut….
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Zakharova, Bolle and Manni are excellent Principals in La Dame aux Camélias, but Andrijashenko steals the show at La Scala
Svetlana Zakharova and Roberto Bolle have both danced the lead roles in John Neumeier’s La Dame aux Camélias, but never together. La Scala united its two Étoiles for the opening of its ballet season. Usually a new production marks the event, but there is nothing new about Jürgen Rose’s slightly dusty sets, though his costumes…
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La Scala Ballet Season 2017-2018 with new Le Corsaire, Bolle’s debut in Bolero, tribute to Nureyev, and the Bolshoi
Since suddenly taking over at the helm of La Scala’s Ballet Company, and now having been confirmed as its director for the next three years, Frédéric Olivieri has presented his first ballet season since the five seasons he created when he previously held this position at the theatre, from 2002 until 2007. The season sees…
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Anaïs Chalendard answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I started taking “ballet” class when I was very little; about 4 years old. But I think I really started proper classes when I turned 6 or 7. Why did you start dancing? I started ballet class because I had a hip condition: dysplasia. So, to make sure I…
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Agnes Oaks answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I started ballet at considerably late age, when I was already 10 years old. Why did you start dancing? It was my mother’s idea for me to try this profession. She was Russian and ballet has always been very popular in Russia and many women dreamt to become a ballerinas….
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Strike action hits opening night of Manon at La Scala
The first night of Kenneth MacMillan‘s Manon at La Scala tomorrow night will be affected by strike action. The CGIL union has announced the strike, but the theatre has said that the performance will go ahead with reduced scenery and lighting… a bit of a bummer if you’ve forked out €150 for your seat. The…
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Mathilde Froustey answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I started at the age of 10 in my hometown Dax, near Bordeaux in southwest France. I was hyperactive so my mother had me do as many activities as I possibly could (tennis, swimming, violin, theatre, gymnastics, horse riding, skiing…) I started ballet because I had a bad back…
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Bryn Terfel: “These are a few of my favourite things”
The Financial Times magazine How to Spend it recently interviewed Bryn Terfel on what happens in his life when he’s not being a singer. Here are some of his favourite things: Golf club: Sunningdale Golf Club, 45 minutes from his home in Kensington. Lunch spot: Odette’s in Primrose Hill, run by fellow Welshman Bryn…
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Ludmila Pagliero answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? When I was 9 years old. Why did you start dancing? Because I was always moving as a child and I had to do something with my body. I asked my mom and she took me to dance classes. Which dancer inspired you most as a child? Natalia Makarova,…
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Francesca Hayward answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? When I was 3 years old. My grandparents didn’t know how to keep me occupied so they bought a video of The Nutcracker on a whim and that was it, I was happy all day long. Why did you start dancing? I can’t give a definite reason, I just…
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Luis Ortigoza answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? When I was 5 years old. Why did you start dancing? I saw a ballet class and enjoyed watching it, so I said to my mother, “That’s what I want to do!” Which dancer inspired you most as a child? Nureyev always. Which dancer do you most admire? Nureyev….
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Xander Parish answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I started dancing when I was 8 years old. Why did you start dancing? After seeing my younger sister (Demelza Parish currently with The Royal Ballet) dancing in a school show, I decided that being on stage looked much more fun than sitting in the audience and that wasn’t…
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