Olga Peretyatko was in glorious voice for her captivating recital at La Scala. Beautiful on both the eye and the ear she charmed throughout her highly demanding and lengthy programme, bewitching the audience for more than two hours – people headed toward the exits at 10.40pm after an 8pm start.A mixed programme offered three settings of Gretchen’s (or Margarete’s) soliloquy … [Read more...] about Olga Peretyatko – the generous and gifted artist in recital at La Scala
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István Simon on the Semperoper Ballett dancing William Forsythe at the Palais Garnier, Paris
William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated was created for the Paris Opera Ballet who have performed it at home and abroad since 1987. The piece entered the repertoire of Dresden’s Semperoper Ballett in 2006 and now they are about to invade the Palais Garnier and perform it on the stage it was created for; the first guest company to do so.The Semperoper Ballett will … [Read more...] about István Simon on the Semperoper Ballett dancing William Forsythe at the Palais Garnier, Paris
En Avant’s next ballet projects include a special encounter with Marcelo Gomes
The En Avant Foundation will present specialised coaching master classes for advanced pre-professional and professional dancers in San Francisco and in New York in April 2015. The Foundation's inaugural event last June in New York was a resounding success and En Avant's Artistic Director Cynthia Harvey and her team are continuing to aim high.Isabelle Guérin, former Étoile … [Read more...] about En Avant’s next ballet projects include a special encounter with Marcelo Gomes
Rosalind Plowright’s first recital disc reviewed: La belle Dame sans merci
During a career spanning almost forty years, Rosalind Plowright has never recorded a recital disc. She has sung in all the world's greatest opera houses, with the most lauded of colleagues - singers, conductors, directors, designers - and made some important opera recordings and videos, yet the recital disc has never quite happened, even though recitals are a part of her career … [Read more...] about Rosalind Plowright’s first recital disc reviewed: La belle Dame sans merci
Thiago Soares answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&AWhen did you start dancing? I started age 15.Why did you start dancing? When I joined the Centro de Dança Rio it felt right, and I felt like I had found something that I had been looking for until then.. and I thought that to keep going would take me somewhere.Which dancer inspired you most as a child? My first idol in dance was Fernando … [Read more...] about Thiago Soares answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition