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The Sleeping Beauty-15 March 1973 Evening

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Original season
Conductor Ashley Lawrence
Leader Meyer Stolow
Cast
King Florestan Leslie Edwards
His Queen Gerd Larsen
Princess Aurora Antoinette Sibley
Prince Florimund Anthony Dowell
Cattalabutte
Master of Ceremonies 		Ronald Plaisted
Carabosse
the Wicked Fairy 		Alexander Grant
The Lilac Fairy Deanne Bergsma
PROLOGUE
The Fairy of the Columbine Jennifer Penney
Her Cavalier Julian Hosking
The Fairy of the Cornflower Laura Connor
Her Cavalier Peter Fairweather
The Fairy of the Harebell Alfreda Thorogood
Her Cavalier Murray Kilgour
The Fairy of the Larkspur Anita Young
Her Cavalier Wayne Eagling
The Fairy of the Passion Flower Lesley Collier
Her Cavalier David Ashmole
The Cavalier of The Lilac Fairy David Drew
Fairy Attendants, Courtiers, Heralds Artists of The Royal Ballet
ACT I
Prince
one of The Four Princes 		Adrian Grater
Prince
one of The Four Princes 		Derek Rencher
Prince
one of The Four Princes 		Gary Sherwood
Prince
one of The Four Princes 		David Drew
Princess Aurora's Friend Carolyn Abbott
Princess Aurora's Friend Wendy Ellis
Princess Aurora's Friend Julie Lincoln
Princess Aurora's Freind Susan Lockwood
Princess Aurora's Friend Barbara Lower
Princess Aurora's Friend Rosemary Taylor
Princess Aurora's Friend Hilary Tickner
Princess Aurora's Friend Anita Young
Village Maidens, Youths, Knitting Girls, Courtiers Artists of The Royal Ballet
ACT II
The Countess Rosalind Eyre
Gallison
The Prince's Aide 		Graham Fletcher
The Prince's Entourage Sally Ashby
The Prince's Entourage Wendy Groombridge
The Prince's Entourage Judith Howe
The Prince's Entourage Sally Inkin
The Prince's Entourage Brigid Skemp
The Prince's Entourage Jacqui Tallis
The Prince's Entourage Peter Fairweather
The Prince's Entourage Julian Hosking
The Prince's Entourage Murray Kilgour
The Prince's Entourage Peter O'Brien
The Prince's Entourage William Perrie
The Prince's Entourage Derek Rencher
Nymphs, Peasants, Hunt Attendants Artists of The Royal Ballet
ACT III
Jewel Fairy Variation Jennifer Penney
Jewel Fairy Variation Georgina Parkinson
Jewel Fairy Pas de Trois Belinda Corken
Jewel Fairy Pas de Trois Wendy Ellis
Jewel Fairy Pas de Trois Rosemary Taylor
Jewel Fairy Variation Laura Connor
Lilac Fairy Variation Deanne Bergsma
Puss in Boots Christopher Carr
The White Cat Anita Young
The Blue Bird Alfreda Thorogood
The Blue Bird Michael Coleman
Hop O' My Thumb and His Magic Boots Wayne Sleep
Grand pas de deux Antoinette Sibley
Grand pas de deux Anthony Dowell
Mazurka and Finale The Entire Cast
Maids of Honour, Courtiers, etc.
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 15 March 1973 (in Royal Opera House Collections)