Could it be that Rudolph Nureyev's Carabosse is getting her revenge as his production of Sleeping Beauty is being dropped next season to be replaced by a version by Alexei Ratmansky? Whatever, there seems to be a curse on this Milanese Don Quixote!
Svetlana Zakharova pulled out "due to personal reasons that prevent her leaving Moscow" (replaced by Tamara Rojo); Denis Matvienko’s injury forced him to be replaced by Leonid Sarafanov; last week Ivan Vasiliev withdrew because of the after-effects of pneumonia (replaced successfully with local boy, Claudio Coviello); and today it has been announced that Natalia Osipova has been substituted for tonight's performance with Nicoletta Manni, La Scala's new principal. This means that all four of the original guest artists have backed out for one reason or another. ...continue reading.
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