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The Royal Ballet is Back on Stage – Friday 9 October

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The Royal Ballet is Back on Stage, returning for a live-streamed performance from the stage of Covent Garden on Friday 9 October at 7.30pm. After an absence of seven months, the full company will be on its home stage with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in a collection of ballet highlights from the repertory. The celebration, … [Read more...] about The Royal Ballet is Back on Stage – Friday 9 October

[Interview] The Royal Ballet’s Yasmine Naghdi: a time to reflect

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I’ve interviewed The Royal Ballet’s principal ballerina Yasmine Naghdi several times over the past five years. The first time, she was a soloist and preparing to debut as Juliet with Matthew Ball as Romeo. The last time was 18-months ago, a few months after her debut in Swan Lake, a role she was scheduled to reprise this spring, but then The Royal Opera House closed its … [Read more...] about [Interview] The Royal Ballet’s Yasmine Naghdi: a time to reflect

#OurHouseToYourHouse: tonight’s Royal Opera House’s 2nd live concert and next week’s programme

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2nd Concert: Saturday 20 June Tonight is the second of the Live from Covent Garden concerts at 7.30pm BST which will be broadcast via the Royal Opera House website from Covent Garden. These are the first live performances at the Royal Opera House since the building closed its doors to the public on 17 March. Tonight’s concert includes a performance of Albert Schönberg’s … [Read more...] about #OurHouseToYourHouse: tonight’s Royal Opera House’s 2nd live concert and next week’s programme

Interview with The Royal Ballet’s Lauren Cuthbertson – so much passion

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On 14 March 2020, The Royal Ballet’s principal dancer Lauren Cuthbertson was dancing Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty on the stage of the Mariinsky Theatre. A rare honour. She was partnered by former Royal Ballet dancer and Mariinsky principal dancer Xander Parish and cheered on by her mother, her boyfriend and his parents. Two days later, they were returning to London on the … [Read more...] about Interview with The Royal Ballet’s Lauren Cuthbertson – so much passion

Interview: The Royal Ballet’s Ballet Master, Christopher Carr, on mounting Coppélia, the company’s dancers and technique

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Everyone who has followed The Royal Ballet in rehearsal during World Ballet Day or watched the interval clips and interviews during the intervals of the company’s live cinema relays will know Christopher Carr. The Royal Ballet’s Guest Principal Ballet Master isn’t afraid of raising his voice, clapping his hands loudly and stamping the floor with his feet. He gets results, which … [Read more...] about Interview: The Royal Ballet’s Ballet Master, Christopher Carr, on mounting Coppélia, the company’s dancers and technique

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