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The Sleeping Beauty-5 January 1962 Evening

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor John Lanchbery
Leader Charles Taylor
Cast
King Florestan XXIV Derek Rencher
His Queen Pamela May
The Princess Aurora Nadia Nerina
Prince Florimund David Blair
Cattalabutte
Master of Ceremonies 		Franklin White
Carabosse
the Wicked Fairy 		Ray Powell
The Fairy of the Lilac Georgina Parkinson
PROLOGUE
The Fairy of the Crystal Fountain Vyvyan Lorrayne
Her Cavalier Graham Usher
The Fairy of the Enchanted Garden Monica Mason
Her Cavalier David Drew
The Fairy of the Woodland Glades Audrey Farriss
Her Cavalier Kenneth Mason
The Fairy of the Song Birds Antoinette Sibley
Her Cavalier Ronald Plaisted
The Fairy of the Golden Vine Pamela Moncur
Her Cavalier Austin Bennett
The Cavalier of The Lilac Fairy Keith Rosson
Maid of Honour Ann Howard
Maid of Honour Mavis Osborn
Maid of Honour Julie Wood
Maid of Honour Maureen Maitland
Maid of Honour Margaret Lyons
Maid of Honour Jacqueline Haslam
Maid of Honour Virginia Wakelyn
Maid of Honour Susan Carlton
ACT I
The First Prince Donald MacLeary
The Second Prince David Drew
The Third Prince Keith Rosson
The Fourth Prince Ronald Plaisted
Princess Aurora's Friend Pamela Moncur
Princess Aurora's Friend Audrey Farriss
Princess Aurora's Friend Mavis Osborn
Princess Aurora's Friend Julie Wood
Princess Aurora's Friend Maureen Maitland
Princess Aurora's Friend Jacqueline Haslam
Princess Aurora's Friend Susan Carlton
Princess Aurora's Friend Virginia Wakelyn
ACT II
The Countess Christine Beckley
Gallison
the Prince's Tutor 		Stanley Holden
Duchess Vyvyan Lorrayne
Duchess Audrey Henderson
Duke Ronald Plaisted
Duke David Drew
Marchioness Betty Kavanagh
Marchioness Glynis Ellams
Marchioness Heather Clipperton
Marchioness Christine Anthony
Marquess Bryan Lawrence
Marquess Kenneth Barlow
Marquess David Jones
Marquess Anthony Dowell
ACT III
Fairy Tales
Bluebeard Keith Rosson
His Wife Audrey Henderson
His Wife Julie Wood
Goldilocks Monica Mason
Her Prince Douglas Steuart
Beauty Vyvyan Lorrayne
The Beast Dudley Tomlinson
Divertissements
Florestan Bryan Lawrence
Florestan's Sister Pamela Moncur
Florestan's Sister Audrey Farriss
Puss-in-Boots Keith Martin
The White Cat Virginia Wakelyn
The Blue Bird Annette Page
The Blue Bird Graham Usher
Red Riding Hood Jacqueline Haslam
The Wolf Kenneth Mason
Pas de Deux Nadia Nerina
Pas de Deux David Blair
Variation David Blair
Variation Nadia Nerina
Ivan
one of The Three Ivans 		Lawrence Ruffell
Ivan
one of The Three Ivans 		Keith Milland
Ivan
one of The Three Ivans 		David Morse
Finale The Full Company
Nymphs, Village Maidens, Peasants, Courtiers, Heralds, etc.
The Covent Garden Orchestra
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 5 January 1962 (in Royal Opera House Collections)