AUTUMN Casting for Royal Ballet performances 27 September 2017–4 January 2018
I am delighted to be presenting this advance copy of the casting for our Autumn Season. It will come as no surprise to you all that such a large tranche of casting is no mean feat when considering the best interests of our dancers and planning so many months in advance; so I thank you for your patience. I hope you will find plenty to look forward to in our forthcoming Season.
Kevin O’Hare Director | The Royal Ballet
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Christopher Wheeldon
Generous philanthropic support from Doug and Ceri King and The Royal Opera House Endowment Fund. Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon is generously supported by Kenneth and Susan Green
Wednesday 27 September at 7.30pm Cuthbertson, Bonelli, tbc, tbc, tbc (Alice, The Knave, The White Rabbit, The Queen, The Mad Hatter)
Thursday 28 September at 7.30pm Lamb, McRae, tbc, tbc, tbc
Saturday 30 September at 1.30pm Hayward, Sambé*, tbc, tbc, tbc BALLET Saturday 30 September at 7pm Choe, Ball*, tbc, tbc, tbc
Monday 2 October at 7.30pm Takada*, Campbell*, tbc, tbc, tbc
Wednesday 4 October at 7.30pm Lamb, McRae, tbc, tbc, tbc
Monday 9 October at 7.30pm Cuthbertson, Bonelli, tbc, tbc, tbc
Saturday 14 October at 12 noon Stix-Brunell, Muntagirov, tbc, tbc, tbc
Saturday 21 October at 7pm Stix-Brunell, Muntagirov, tbc, tbc, tbc
Monday 23 October at 7.30pm† Cuthbertson, Bonelli, tbc, tbc, tbc
Saturday 28 October at 7pm Hayward, Sambé, tbc, tbc, tbc
*Role debut with The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House †Live cinema relay /continued AUTUMN
Kenneth MacMillan: A National Celebration a tribute to a choreographic master Kenneth MacMillan
Generous philanthropic support from Sarah and Lloyd Dorfman, Richard and Delia Baker, The Fonteyn Circle and The Royal Opera House Endowment Fund
Wednesday 18 October at 7.30pm Concerto: Birmingham Royal Ballet Le Baiser de la fée: Scottish Ballet Elite Syncopations: Lamb, Hirano*
Thursday 19 October at 7.30pm Concerto: Birmingham Royal Ballet Le Baiser de la fée: Scottish Ballet Elite Syncopations: Takada* Kish*
Tuesday 24 October at 7.30pm The Judas Tree: Cuthbertson*, Soares, Watson, Clarke* Song of the Earth: English National Ballet
Thursday 26 October at 7.30pm Gloria: Northern Ballet The Judas Tree: Hamilton*, Gartside*, Ball*, Richardson* Elite Syncopations: Takada, Kish
Friday 27 October at 7.30pm BALLET Gloria: Northern Ballet The Judas Tree: Cuthbertson, Soares, Watson, Clarke Elite Syncopations: Lamb, Hirano
Wednesday 1 November at 7.30pm The Judas Tree: Hamilton, Gartside, Ball, Richardson Song of the Earth: English National Ballet
*Role debut with The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House /continued AUTUMN
The Illustrated ‘Farewell’/ The Wind/Untouchable Twyla Tharp/Arthur Pita/Hofesh Shechter
The Illustrated ‘Farewell’ – Generous philanthropic support from Jay Franke and David Herro The Wind – Generous philanthropic support from The Friends of Covent Garden Untouchable – Generous philanthropic support from Georgia Rosengarten
Monday 6 November at 7.30pm The Illustrated ‘Farewell’: Lamb*, McRae*, Magri*, Sissens*, Heap*, Naghdi*, Donnelly*, Ball*, Richardson* The Wind: Osipova*, Watson*, Soares*, Whitehead* Untouchable: The Company
Thursday 9 November at 7.30pm The Illustrated ‘Farewell’: Lamb, McRae, Magri, Sissens, Heap, Naghdi, Donnelly, Ball, Richardson The Wind: Hayward*, Sambé*, Mock*, Ball* Untouchable: The Company
Friday 10 November at 7.30pm The Illustrated ‘Farewell’: Lamb, McRae, Magri, Sissens, Heap, Naghdi, Donnelly, Ball, Richardson The Wind: Osipova, Watson, Soares, Whitehead Untouchable: The Company
Monday 13 November at 7.30pm# The Illustrated ‘Farewell’: Lamb, McRae,
Magri, Sissens, Heap, Naghdi, Donnelly, Ball, Richardson BALLET The Wind: Osipova, Watson, Soares, Whitehead Untouchable: The Company
Friday 17 November at 12.30pm The Illustrated ‘Farewell’: Lamb, McRae, Magri, Sissens, Heap, Naghdi, Donnelly, Ball, Richardson The Wind: Hayward, Sambé, Mock, Ball Untouchable: The Company
*Role debut with The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House #Student performance (Amphitheatre only) /continued AUTUMN
Sylvia Frederick Ashton
Generous philanthropic support from Peter Lloyd, Lindsay and Sarah Tomlinson and the Paul Ferguson Memorial Fund
Thursday 23 November at 7.30pm Nuñez, Muntagirov*, Soares (Sylvia, Aminta, Orion)
Wednesday 29 November at 7.30pm Cuthbertson, Clarke*, Kish*
Thursday 30 November at 7.30pm Osipova*, Bonelli, Hirano*
Friday 1 December at 7.30pm Nuñez, Muntagirov, Soares
Saturday 2 December at 12.30pm Cuthbertson, Clarke, Kish
Wednesday 6 December at 7.30pm Nuñez, Muntagirov, Soares
Thursday 7 December at 7.30pm Cuthbertson, Clarke, Kish
Monday 11 December at 7.30pm Osipova, Bonelli, Hirano BALLET Saturday 16 December at 11.30am Osipova, Bonelli, Hirano
*Role debut with The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House /continued AUTUMN
The Nutcracker Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov
Generous philanthropic support from the Jean Sainsbury Royal Opera House Fund
Tuesday 5 December at 2.30pm Friday 29 December at 7pm Calvert, Kish, Maguire, Dyer, Marriott Stix-Brunell, Edmonds, Stock, Sambé, (The Sugar Plum Fairy, The Prince, Clara, Whitehead Hans-Peter, Drosselmeyer) Saturday 30 December at 2pm Tuesday 5 December at 7.30pm† Hayward, Campbell, O’Sullivan, Hay, Avis Lamb, McRae, Hayward, Campbell, Avis Saturday 30 December at 7pm Friday 15 December at 12 noon Choe, Zucchetti, Gasparini, Ella, Gartside Nuñez, Muntagirov, Hayward, Campbell, Avis Monday 1 January at 2pm Naghdi, Ball, O’Sullivan, Hay, Gartside Monday 18 December at 2.30pm Cuthbertson, Clarke, Hinkis, Zucchetti, Monday 1 January at 7pm Saunders Kaneko, Bracewell, Stock, Sambé, Whitehead Monday 18 December at 7.30pm Nuñez, Muntagirov, Hayward, Tuesday 2 January at 7.30pm Campbell, Avis Hayward, Campbell, O’Sullivan, Hay, Avis
Wednesday 20 December at 2.30pm Wednesday 3 January at 7.30pm Morera, Bonelli, Maguire, Dyer, Saunders Choe, Zucchetti, Hinkis, Acri, Marriott
Wednesday 20 December at 7.30pm Thursday 4 January at 12.30pm Takada, Hirano, Hinkis, Zucchetti, Hamilton, Hristov, Stock, Sambé, Marriott Gartside BALLET Friday 5 January at 7.30pm Friday 22 December at 12 noon Lamb, McRae, Hinkis, Acri, Whitehead Cuthbertson, Clarke, Gasparini, Wednesday 10 January at 7.30pm Ella, Saunders Hamilton, Hristov, Hinkis, Acri, Marriott Saturday 23 December at 12.30pm Morera, Bonelli, Maguire, Dyer, Saunders Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Wednesday 27 December at 2pm (5, 9, 22, 23 Dec; 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 Jan) Kaneko, Bracewell*, Gasparini, Ella, Gartside Royal Ballet Sinfonia (15, 18, 20, 27, 28, 29, 30 Dec; 1 Jan) Wednesday 27 December at 7pm Calvert, Kish, Hinkis, Zucchetti, Marriott
Thursday 28 December at 2pm Stix-Brunell, Edmonds, Stock, Sambé, Whitehead
Thursday 28 December at 7pm Naghdi, Ball, O’Sullivan, Hay, Gartside
*Role debut with The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House †Live cinema relay