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Swan This, Swan That
James Wolcott is on Cloud Nine over at Vanity Fair after seeing Veronika's Swan Lake: Veronika Lake! Tonya Plank scouted the stage door after the performance and got some great photos of Roberto and Veronika: Swan Lake Samba…
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ABT – Swan Lake – Ananiashvili, Corella, Gomes 6/27
There is no 12-Step Program for Swan Lake. You just wake up one morning to realize that all the white stuff is gone and there’s not a supplier in sight. It’s cold turkey. The…
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ABT – Swan Lake – Bolle, Part 6/26
Bello, bello, bello ! красивейше, красивейше, красивейше ! Magnifico, magnifico, magnifico! Пышно , пышно, пышно! Grazie molto! Grazie molto! Grazie molto! спасибо, спасибо, спасибо! Roberto Bolle and Veronika Part did what The Babe and…
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ABT – Swan Lake – Herrera, Stiefel, Hallberg 6/25
Some brief comments on Thursday evening’s Swan Lake with Paloma Herrera, Ethan Stiefel, and David Hallberg. Haglund could not appreciate the match-up of Herrera and Stiefel. The rapport seemed artificial with Stiefel straining in…
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ABT – Swan Lake – Vishneva, Gomes 6/24
One hopes that Diana Vishneva, at the very least, bought Marcelo Gomes a beer after last night’s ABT performance of Swan Lake. It was hard to imagine a more perfect partner for Diana than…
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Swan Lake = Cash Cow
A glance at the Met Opera's ticket site shows that the Swan Lakes for Wednesday through Saturday evenings are close to sold out, Most evenings are sold well into the penultimate row of the…