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The Sleeping Beauty-1 February 1979 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 Sandra Conley
Princess Aurora Wendy Ellis
Prince Florimund Derek Deane
Cattalabutte
Master of Ceremonies 		Leslie Edwards
The Fairy Carabosse Alfreda Thorogood
The Lilac Fairy Monica Mason
PROLOGUE
The Fairy of the Crystal Fountain Marguerite Porter
Her Cavalier Antony Dowson
The Fairy of the Enchanted Garden Deirdre Eyden
Her Cavalier Stephen Beagley
The Fairy of the Woodland Glades Gillian Kingsley
Her Cavalier Mark Silver
The Fairy of the Song Birds Susan Lockwood
Her Cavalier Michael Batchelor
The Fairy of the Golden Vine Rosemary Taylor
Her Cavalier Ross MacGibbon
The Cavalier of The Lilac Fairy Julian Hosking
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 Julian Hosking
The French Prince Mark Silver
Princess Aurora's Friend Belinda Corken
Princess Aurora's Friend Lynn Hollamby
Princess Aurora's Friend Gillian Kingsley
Princess Aurora's Friend Julie Lincoln
Princess Aurora's Friend Susan Lockwood
Princess Aurora's Friend Denise Nunn
Princess Aurora's Friend Rosemary Taylor
Princess Aurora's Friend Hilary Tickner
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 Deirdre Eyden
His Sister Wendy Groombridge
Puss in Boots Christopher Carr
The White Cat Anita Young
The Blue Bird Stephen Jefferies
Princess Florine Hilary Tickner
Hop O' My Thumb and His Magic Boots Graham Fletcher
Grand pas de deux Wendy Ellis
Grand pas de deux Derek Deane
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: 7.31-8.04pm, Act I: 8.19-8.49pm, Act II: 9.05-9.41pm, Act III: 9.45-10.21pm
Information source: Royal Opera House programme and stage manager's report for 1 February 1979 (in Royal Opera House Collections)