Cecilia Bartoli the enchantress casts her spell at the Lucerne Festival
After a couple of years of not hearing La Bartoli live, I was a little apprehensive before her concert at the Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre, KKL, after having read Rupert Christiansen’s...
View ArticleABT’s Misty Copeland counterattacks after photoshopping allegations: “I’m...
American Ballet Theatre’s Misty Copeland posted a photo on her Instagram account last week by New York based photographer Gregg Delman. The photo is from his new book called, sensibly, Misty Copeland...
View ArticleMauro Bigonzetti resigns as director of La Scala Ballet Company
Mauro Bigonzetti, who was appointed as head of the La Scala Ballet at the beginning of this year, has been forced to step down. A severe back problem has persisted since the beginning of the summer and...
View ArticleGiselle masterclass – Carla Fracci and Pompea Santoro coach two very...
Golden anniversaries are occasions to celebrate and for a dancing school what could be better than having Carla Fracci give her first public masterclass; Mats Ek star, Pompea Santoro, teaching...
View ArticleCoppélia scrapped and Misty Copeland and Roberto Bolle as Romeo & Juliet open...
Mauro Bigonzetti’s Coppélia had already been put aside as the ballet to open La Scala’s ballet season on 20 December due to his back problems. There was discussion of another version of the ballet to...
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