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She truly deserves that glittering crown she is wearing!

I do not know anyone who better performs Italian fouettes: great control, and she whips around to front for the next one with no effort. Very often you see good Ital fouettes spoiled by an incomplete turn .

I notice that Ossipova has hitched the silly shade scarves up to her elbows, rather than keeping them down at her wrists - in this way you can see her arms. Also the scarf is attached to her chignon, not the nape of the neck, leaving the line of the neck and head free and visible. Hate those sha...

Really good, apart from the tours en attitude starting 0.29. I am sure, that with her control, she could do do them much better. (IMHO, Guillem is the only one who does these tours correctly). I agree with camille 32087 that the tempo is too slow.

Oh, and I think the teacher/repetiteur is Ghislaine Thesmar.

If you search for "vaimusic Carmen Plisetskaya" you will see some commentary mentioning Alberto Alonso as the choreographer

I agree with nicolezly that the scarf is dreadful: it masks the line of the arms; the way it starts from the nape of the neck masks the line of the head and neck. It should be banned!

Patricia was a prize winner in the Prix de Lausanne 2011.

I don't really believe the "can't get a visa in time" story for Semionova. Maybe she got cold feet at the thought of dancing with a 20 yo first-time Siegfried. Whatever the truth, it was Vadim's gain. He could not have had a better partner than Klimentova for his debut. Imagine, 20 years old, fi...

Interestingly enough, if you look at the ENB website now (Feb 2012), Daniel is still there, which means that he recovered from his hernia operation and went successfully back to dance; Max is not there. Searching turns up the news that he left the ENB to join the Birmingham Royal Ballet. Kind of...

Whatever happened to Wayne Eagling - the one I saw dancing in the 70s? Oh dear: that dreadful pipe; the horrible scruffy personal appearance. No wonder the dancers stand around looking appalled.

Excellent dans le contemporain.

I wish the audience would not clap in the middle of the variation; after all, this is a man who is being forced to dance himself to death.

I like the characterisation; he IS Basilio.

@yak965

I do agree. I really don't like the way Mr Rose conducts interviews. He never seems to develop any empathy with his guest (see really bad interviews with Cecilia Bartoli elsewhere on You Tube). How could you fail to conduct a good interview with Barysnikov. What a wasted opportunity.

@mayaboldyrlol

And he became even better in this variation when he was older - both technically and in terms of character and interpretation. Compare with this one: Barysnikov Don Quixote at Wolf Trap. Note the difference in the very first tour en l'air.

Her mother looks as though she would burst into song at any moment; I wish she had, it would have been fun to hear both of them!

The interviewer made this interview more like an interrogation than a conversation. Bertoli is not at ease. Mr Rose seemed simply to fire off a list of questions rather than letting a discussion develop from Bartoli's remarks. He could have obtained so much more with a more sympathetic approach...

See also Ruggero Raimondi, Vienna, 1990 (Abbado)

This is beautiful. . Not a "fierce" or emotional as Bartoli but both versions have true dramatic and musical integrity. I'd be happy just with these two in my record collection.

I like the conductor of the orchestra who obviously is keenly watching the dancers and adapting the tempo.

@avesraggiana I think you are right about the costume, but not about the weight. A "Greek" style tunic would be more flattering, or another type of plain tunic covering the torso - perhaps draped over one shoulder. He's a hunter, after all, I think a little more imagination could have been shown ...

The wonderful thing about Barishnikov is how he marries technical rigour and placement with artistic expression. He gives the impression of being relaxed above the waist: the wrists and hands are relaxed, the head falls slightly back on landing,etc. Meanwhile, he shows the utmost precision in his...

Yes, great teacher. Lovely dancer with wonderful ballon. But, the pianist is exceptional - perfect music for the combination of jumps. Who could resist doing one's best with that music!

Yes, much much better than some. The tempo did not need to speed up at 1:30. This dancer is strong enough to maintain the same tempo even through the difficult diagonale. In general most dancers try to do this variation too fast. Take a look at Vishneva and Guillem for the correct tempo. Witho...

Lovely arms, fairly assured. Maybe the tempo is just a little fast.

Really excellent. Good tempo. Not rushed - could even be a tad slower. Nice epaulement.