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The Sleeping Beauty-8 April 1965 Evening

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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 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 		Ronald Plaisted
Carabosse
the Wicked Fairy 		Franklin White
The Fairy of the Lilac Deanne Bergsma
PROLOGUE
The Fairy of the Crystal Fountain Jennifer Penney
Her Cavalier Petrus Bosman
The Fairy of the Enchanted Garden Virginia Wakelyn
Her Cavalier Ian Hamilton
The Fairy of the Woodland Glades Ann Jenner
Her Cavalier Kenneth Mason
The Fairy of the Song Birds Dianne Horsham
Her Cavalier Lambert Cox
The Fairy of the Golden Vine Merle Park
Her Cavalier Austin Bennett
The Cavalier of The Lilac Fairy Warren de Maria
Fairy Attendants, Courtiers, Heralds, Rats, Mice, etc.
ACT I
The First Prince Desmond Doyle
The Second Prince Christopher Newton
The Third Prince Keith Rosson
The Fourth Prince David Drew
Princess Aurora's Friend Maureen Maitland
Princess Aurora's Friend Avril Bergen
Princess Aurora's Friend Maxine Denys
Princess Aurora's Friend Geraldine Morris
Princess Aurora's Friend Dianne Horsham
Princess Aurora's Friend Margaret Lyons
Princess Aurora's Friend Suzanna Raymond
Princess Aurora's Friend Virginia Wakelyn
Village Maidens, Peasants, Courtiers, etc.
ACT II
The Countess Monica Mason
Gallison
the Prince's Tutor 		Lambert Cox
Duchess Vergie Derman
Duchess Rosalind Eyre
Duke David Drew
Duke Christopher Newton
Marchioness Betty Kavanagh
Marchioness Ann Kenward
Marchioness Glynis Ellams
Marchioness Carole Needham
Marquess Kenneth Mason
Marquess Ian Hamilton
Marquess Warren de Maria
Marquess Paul Brown
ACT III
Florestan Robert Mead
Florestan's Sister Carole Hill
Florestan's Sister Virginia Wakelyn
Puss-in-Boots Keith Martin
The White Cat Jennifer Penney
The Blue Bird Merle Park
The Blue Bird Graham Usher
Red Riding Hood Margaret Lyons
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 		David Morse
Ivan
one of The Three Ivans 		Keith Milland
Finale The Full Company
Maids of Honour, Courtiers, etc.
The Covent Garden Orchestra
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 8 April 1965 (in Royal Opera House Collections)