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APPROXIMATE TIMINGS This performance will last approximately 2 hours and 50 minutes including two intervals. ANEMOI 30 minutes INTERVAL 20 minutes DIVERTISSEMENTS 50 minutes THE ROYAL BALLET INTERVAL 25 minutes Director THE SLEEPING BEAUTY ACT III 45 minutes KEVIN O’HARE CBE Founder DAME NINETTE DE VALOIS OM CH DBE Founder Choreographer WELCOME SIR FREDERICK ASHTON OM CH CBE Following recently presented works by Crystal Pite, Kyle Founder Music Director Abraham, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, I am CONSTANT LAMBERT delighted to welcome you to our last mixed programme Prima Ballerina Assoluta celebrating the breadth of The Royal Ballet’s repertory and DAME MARGOT FONTEYN DBE the exceptional artistry of our performers. We have great pleasure in sharing ballet spanning the generations from Ninette de Valois’s third act of The Sleeping Beauty to a world premiere by one of our Company choreographers. Anemoi by First Soloist Valentino Zucchetti was created especially for the talents of the youngest members of The Royal Ballet. Inspired by Greek mythology where Anemoi gods rule over the winds, this world premiere ushers in brighter times with positive winds of change and the warm arrival of spring. A series of evocative duets follows from the two choreographers who shaped the early history of The Royal Ballet, Frederick Ashton and Kenneth MacMillan, alongside some of the most distinctive voices in dance today, Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor, Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon and the internationally acclaimed Swedish choreographer Mats Ek. Ashton’s effervescent Voices of Spring and MacMillan’s BEAUTY poignant Winter Dreams ‘farewell’ pas de deux accompany McGregor’s Morgen, a touching moment of hope for better times as conveyed in Richard Strauss’s setting of John MIXED Henry Mackay’s poem, and Wheeldon’s heartfelt After the Rain pas de deux set to Arvo Pärt. New to The Royal Ballet is woman with water by Mats Ek, originally created for the Royal Swedish Ballet last year and inspired by Ek’s PROGRAMME 30 years as a choreographer. The opportunity to work with this creative force of the dance scene has been truly inspirational for the dancers. In tribute to our founder, the programme culminates with the third act of The Sleeping Beauty, a signature classic for The Royal Ballet and the production De Valois selected for the reopening of the Royal Opera House when we made our home here 75 years ago. The burst of colour and optimism in the final act of this revival complements not only an anniversary celebration but also the excited mood of our return to the stage in 2021. We are so pleased to have you with us today. KEVIN O’HARE CBE Director of The Royal Ballet Conductor KOEN KESSELS ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE Principal Guest Concert Master by arrangement with Trittico VASKO VASSILEV Generous support from JULIA AND HANS RAUSING Anemoi – Generous philanthropic support from RICKI GAIL and ROBERT CONWAY Streaming generously supported by THE FOYLE FOUNDATION The 2020/21 Ballet Season is generously supported by AUD JEBSEN WEDNESDAY 30 JUNE 2021 AT 7PM Principal Coaching ALEXANDER AGADZHANOV and LESLEY COLLIER SAFETY INFORMATION We want to welcome you back into the building in a way Dancers that keeps you, our staff and our artists safe. LAURA MORERA and RYOICHI HIRANO All visitors must wear a face covering over their nose and mouth at all times, including when seated in the auditorium, Solo piano ROBERT CLARK unless exempt for medical reasons. Staff will be wearing face coverings at all times. The excerpt of Winter Dreams is presented by kind There is a one-way system in place. Visitors with tickets can permission of Kenneth MacMillan and Partner. enter via the entrance on Bow Street. Regular cleaning is taking place, with particular attention to high-touch areas such as bannisters and toilets. Hand gel will be available throughout the building. AFTER THE RAIN PAS DE DEUX ANEMOI Choreography CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON Music ARVO PÄRT The 3rd performance by The Royal Ballet at the Spiegel im Spiegel by arrangement with Universal Edition Royal Opera House. A.G. Wien Choreography VALENTINO ZUCCHETTI Costume designer HOLLY HYNES Music SERGEY RACHMANINOFF Rehearsal Director CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS Arrangement and orchestration HANS VERCAUTEREN Designer JEAN-MARC PUISSANT Dancers Lighting designer SIMON BENNISON BEATRIZ STIX-BRUNELL and REECE CLARKE Senior Ballet Master GARY AVIS Benesh Choreologist GREGORY MISLIN Solo violin VASKO VASSILEV Solo piano KATE SHIPWAY Dancers MARIKO SASAKI, LUKAS BJØRNEBOE BRÆNDSRØD, LETICIA DIAS, DAICHI IKARASHI ASHLEY DEAN, BOMIN KIM, SAE MAEDA, woman with water SUMINA SASAKI, GINA STORM-JENSEN, The 3rd performance by The Royal Ballet at the HARRY CHURCHES, LEO DIXON, JOSHUA JUNKER, Royal Opera House. HARRISON LEE, GIACOMO ROVERO, JOSEPH SISSENS Choreography MATS EK Music FLESHQUARTET Lighting designer ELLEN RUGE INTERVAL Assistant to the Choreographer ANA LAGUNA CASO Guest Ballet Mistress DEIRDRE CHAPMAN Costumes and table thanks to the workshops of the ROYAL MORGEN SWEDISH OPERA The 3rd performance by The Royal Ballet at the Dancers Royal Opera House. MAYARA MAGRI and LUKAS BJØRNEBOE BRÆNDSRØD Choreography WAYNE MCGREGOR Music RICHARD STRAUSS Lighting designer SIMON BENNISON Principal coaching AMANDA EYLES VOICES OF SPRING Choreography FREDERICK ASHTON Dancers Music JOHANN STRAUSS II FRANCESCA HAYWARD and CESAR CORRALES Designer JULIA TREVELYAN OMAN Lighting designer JOHN B. READ Soprano SARAH-JANE LEWIS Rehearsal Director CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS Solo violin VASKO VASSILEV Dancers ANNA ROSE O’SULLIVAN and MARCELINO SAMBÉ WINTER DREAMS Voices of Spring is just one of over one hundred works ‘FAREWELL’ PAS DE DEUX created by Frederick Ashton™ (1904–88). The Frederick Ashton Foundation, a registered charity Choreography KENNETH MACMILLAN working independently of, but in close association with, Music PYOTR IL’YICH TCHAIKOVSKY The Royal Ballet, exists to enrich the legacy of Frederick Ashton™ and his ballets. Arranged by PHILLIP GAMMON frederickashton.org.uk Designer PETER FARMER Lighting designer JOHN B. 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    Ballet Essay 3 Oct 2012:Layout 1 05/10/2012 10:00 Page 1 How do you solve a problem like ballet in Ireland? CHRISTIE SEAVER Ballet Essay 3 Oct 2012:Layout 1 05/10/2012 10:00 Page 2 Ballet. Yes, my daughter is enrolled. Just passed her exams. You know, her teacher passes more Grade 5 students than any other teacher in Ireland. Ballet. Oh, I got my tickets to Swan Lake. Yes, we’ll be sitting in the corporate box with my husband’s clients. I believe this Swan Lake is the best one that’s being presented in the whole of the world today. Ballet. Oh, there’s no real ballet in this country. All we see are Swan Lake and Nutcrackers. I have to go abroad if I want to see anything else. Ballet. Where’s the money? Did you hear the company in town actually might be folding? Some words evoke such powerful associations they immediately ignite the imagination and the senses. In Ireland, the word ballet evokes surprisingly incongruous reactions. And the confusing remarks gain a momentum of their own until ballet’s somewhat precarious foothold in this country seems all the more in question. Ballet has become a loaded word here. Today becomes history It needn’t be that way, considering this island enjoys an immense pride of place in ballet’s world history, due to one young dancer from Wicklow who launched what is now one of the most prestigious schools and companies in the world. As a child, Dame Ninette de Valois danced her first Irish jig on a farmhouse kitchen floor, and years later, her family moved to England and she devoted herself to studying with the best Russian, Italian and French teachers of her day.
  • SWAN LAKE Tweet Your Thoughts About Tonight’S Performance Before It Starts, During the Intervals Or Afterwards with #Rohswanlake

    SWAN LAKE Tweet Your Thoughts About Tonight’S Performance Before It Starts, During the Intervals Or Afterwards with #Rohswanlake

    THE ROYAL BALLET DIRECTOR KEVIN O’HARE Approximate timings FOUNDER DAME NINETTE DE VALOIS OM CH DBE FOUNDER CHOREOGRAPHER Live cinema relay begins at 7.15pm; ballet begins at 7.30pm SIR FREDERICK ASHTON OM CH CBE FOUNDER MUSIC DIRECTOR CONSTANT LAMBERT Act I 33 minutes PRIMA BALLERINA ASSOLUTA Act II 31 minutes DAME MARGOT FONTEYN DBE Interval Act II 41 minutes Interval Act III 23 minutes The performance will end at approximately 10.30pm SWAN LAKE Tweet your thoughts about tonight’s performance before it starts, during the intervals or afterwards with #ROHswanlake BALLET IN FOUR ACTS POINTE SHOES APPEAL CHOREOGRAPHY MARIUS PETIPA AND LEV IVANOV ADDITIONAL CHOREOGRAPHY LIAM SCARLETT Each year The Royal Ballet dances through more than 6,000 pairs AND FREDERICK ASHTON (ACT III NEAPOLITAN DANCE) of pointe shoes. A gift of £5 to the Pointe Shoes Appeal could buy MUSIC PYOTR IL’YICH TCHAIKOVSKY enough ribbon for five pairs. Donate online. PRODUCTION LIAM SCARLETT roh.org.uk/pointe DESIGNER JOHN MACFARLANE LIGHTING DESIGNER DAVID FINN ASSISTANT TO THE CHOREOGRAPHER KRISTEN MCGARRITY BALLET MASTERS RICARDO CERVERA, JONATHAN HOWELLS BALLET MISTRESSES SIAN MURPHY, SAMANTHA RAINE PRINCIPAL COACHING ALEXANDER AGADZHANOV, LESLEY COLLIER, 2018/19 LIVE CINEMA SEASON INCLUDES: OLGA EVREINOFF, LAURA MORERA CHARACTER DANCES CONSULTANT AMANDA MAXWELL MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 2018 MAYERLING BENESH CHOREOLOGISTS LORRAINE GREGORY, GREGORY MISLIN, ANNA TREVIEN DIE WALKÜRE SUNDAY 28 OCTOBER 2018 LA BAYADÈRE TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2018 CONDUCTOR KOEN KESSELS THE NUTCRACKER MONDAY 3 DECEMBER 2018 ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE THE QUEEN OF SPADES TUESDAY 22 JANUARY 2019 ASSOCIATE CONCERT MASTER ANIA SAFONOVA roh.org.uk/cinema DIRECTED FOR THE SCREEN BY ROSS MACGIBBON LIVE FROM THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE TUESDAY 12 JUNE 2018, 7.15PM Synopsis Cast Prologue ODETTE/ODILE MARIANELA NUÑEZ Princess Odette is turned into a swan by the sorcerer Von Rothbart.