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The Sleeping Beauty-18 November 1978 Evening 7.30pm

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Emanuel Young
Leader Meyer Stolow
Cast
King Florestan XXIV Robert Jude
His Queen Rosalind Eyre
Princess Aurora Marguerite Porter
Prince Florimund Julian Hosking
Cattalabutte
Master of Ceremonies 		Leslie Edwards
The Fairy Carabosse Monica Mason
The Lilac Fairy Pippa Wylde
PROLOGUE
The Fairy of the Crystal Fountain Wendy Groombridge
Her Cavalier Antony Dowson
The Fairy of the Enchanted Garden Wendy Ellis
Her Cavalier Stephen Beagley
The Fairy of the Woodland Glades Alfreda Thorogood
Her Cavalier Mark Silver
The Fairy of the Song Birds Susan Lockwood
Her Cavalier Michael Batchelor
The Fairy of the Golden Vine Rosalyn Whitten
Her Cavalier Ross MacGibbon
The Cavalier of The Lilac Fairy Derek Deane
Gargoyles, Fairy Attendants, Courtiers, Heralds Artists of The Royal Ballet
ACT I
The English Prince David Drew
The Spanish Prince Derek Rencher
The Indian Prince Mark Silver
The French Prince Derek Deane
Princess Aurora's Friend Belinda Corken
Princess Aurora's Friend Lynn Hollamby
Princess Aurora's Friend Angela Cox
Princess Aurora's Friend Susan Lockwood
Princess Aurora's Friend Denise Nunn
Princess Aurora's Friend Hilary Tickner
Princess Aurora's Friend Rosalyn Whitten
Princess Aurora's Friend Anita Young
Knitting Ladies, Village Maidens, Youths, Courtiers Artists of The Royal Ballet
ACT II
The Countess Sally Inkin
Gallison
the Prince's aide 		Garry Grant
The Prince's Entourage Artists of The Royal Ballet
Nymphs, Peasants, Hunt Attendants Artists of The Royal Ballet
ACT III
Florestan Mark Silver
His Sister Rosalyn Whitten
His Sister Wendy Ellis
Puss in Boots Christopher Carr
The White Cat Anita Young
The Blue Bird Michael Coleman
Princess Florine Jennifer Penney
Hop O' My Thumb and His Magic Boots Graham Fletcher
Grand pas de deux Marguerite Porter
Grand pas de deux Julian Hosking
Mazurka and Finale Artists of The Royal Ballet
Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, Beauty and the Beast, Russian Girls, Courtiers Artists of The Royal Ballet
Solo Violin Meyer Stolow
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Durations: Prologue: 7.31-8.02pm, Act I: 8.17-8.46pm, Act II: 9.02-9.36pm, Act III: 9.40-10.16pm
Information source: Royal Opera House programme and stage manager's report for 18 November 1978 (in Royal Opera House Collections)