Royal Opera House

for the love of ballet


 
For World Ballet Day today I thought I would share these photos that I took fifty years ago during rehearsal at the Royal Opera House, Covenant Garden. Happily the negatives are as pristine today as they were all those years ago when I took the film from my trusty Pentax Spotmatic SLR and headed for the dark room.
 
    
 

I posted the first photo in 2015 under the title Peeping Beauty.

spirit ballet

 
 
Pacific Spirit Ballet in four movements inspired by our daily visits to the Pacific Spirit Park and by two of the sublime dancers of the Royal Opera House.

“tomorrow the sun will shine again”


 
These words were spoken by Francesca Hayward before her unforgettable performance with her partner Cesar Corrales at The Royal Opera House described in yesterday’s post. Their presence filled the studio today as I was moved once again by their artistry, and the sun did shine.