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The Nutcracker - 29 February 1968 Evening
Ballet:
Performance details
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Company: |
The Royal Ballet |
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Venue: |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |
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Performance status: |
Original season |
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Conductor
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John Lanchbery
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Chorus Master
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Douglas Robinson
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Leader
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Charles Taylor
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Cast |
| Act I Scenes I and II
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| Dr Stahlbaum
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Leslie Edwards |
| Frau Stahlbaum
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Betty Kavanagh |
| Herr Drosselmeyer
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Rudolf Nureyev |
| Clara
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Merle Park |
Fritz
her brother
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Keith Martin |
Louisa
her sister
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Ann Jenner |
| Grandmother
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Gerd Larsen |
| Grandfather
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Stanley Holden |
| Guests
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Artists of The Royal Ballet |
| Children
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| Act I Scene III
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| The Prince
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Rudolf Nureyev |
| The Nutcracker
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Wayne Sleep |
| The Rat King
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Ronald Plaisted |
| Marines
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| Rats
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| Cavalry
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Artists of The Royal Ballet |
| Snowflake
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Deanne Bergsma |
| Snowflake
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Monica Mason |
| Snowflakes
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Artists of The Royal Ballet |
| Act II Scene III Divertissements
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| Spanish dance
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Georgina Parkinson |
| Spanish dance
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Michael Coleman |
| Spanish dance
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Christine Beckley |
| Spanish dance
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Petrus Bosman |
| Spanish dance
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Vergie Derman |
| Spanish dance
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Frank Freeman |
| Spanish dance
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Vyvyan Lorrayne |
| Spanish dance
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Peter O'Brien |
| Arab dance
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Gerd Larsen |
| Arab dance
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Alexander Grant |
| Arab dance
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Bridget Goodricke |
| Arab dance
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Ann Howard |
| Arab dance
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Gary Sherwood |
| Arab dance
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Rosemary Taylor |
| Arab dance
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Marilyn Trounson |
| Chinese dance
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Kenneth Mason |
| Chinese dance
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Graham Usher |
| Chinese dance
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Keith Martin |
| Russian dance
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Deanne Bergsma |
| Russian dance
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Monica Mason |
| Russian dance
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Desmond Doyle |
| Russian dance
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Ronald Hynd |
| Russian dance
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Petrus Bosman |
| Russian dance
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Lambert Cox |
| Russian dance
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Rosalind Eyre |
| Russian dance
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Christopher Newton |
| Russian dance
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Derek Rencher |
| Russian dance
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Jane Robinson |
| Russian dance
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Elaine Thomas |
| Russian dance
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Julie Wood |
| Pastorale
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Lesley Collier |
| Pastorale
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Carole Hill |
| Pastorale
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Wayne Sleep |
| Waltz
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Artists of The Royal Ballet |
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A section of The Royal Opera Chorus |
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The Covent Garden Orchestra |
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Event: |
The Royal Ballet Gala performance of 'The Nutcracker' 29 February 1968 |
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Information source: |
Royal Opera House Gala programme for 29 February 1968 (in Royal Opera House Collections) |