tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post7534523775043251696..comments2023-11-01T02:35:48.057+00:00Comments on Geranium Cat's Bookshelf: Enter Swan, with goblins...GeraniumCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-19002424561002959912008-01-28T15:43:00.000+00:002008-01-28T15:43:00.000+00:00TT, I must say I envy you living somewhere where b...TT, I must say I envy you living somewhere where ballet can be seen so easily - I agree hard to live up to Fonteyn and Nureyev, but it doesn't have to be Swan Lake!<BR/><BR/>Stefanie, I like watching ballet live, but the sound of feet hitting the stage can rather destroy the illusion of etherealness; you have to get using to tuning it out.Jodie Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442935205880334932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-90804005017423235292008-01-27T19:27:00.000+00:002008-01-27T19:27:00.000+00:00I've never seen Swan Lake performed live, only on ...I've never seen Swan Lake performed live, only on film. One day I should make it a point of seeing it in person.Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943596258182968212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-40390411942304128802008-01-23T17:24:00.000+00:002008-01-23T17:24:00.000+00:00As a teenager I used to go to the ballet a lot, bu...As a teenager I used to go to the ballet a lot, but haven't been for years, which living in Birmingham is really a rather terrible confession. However, I can say that the only time I saw Swan Lake it was with Fonteyn and Nureyev so perhaps my mind has simply decided that anything after that would be an anti-climax.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com