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The Sleeping Beauty-20 September 1963 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 Gerd Larsen
The Princess Aurora Svetlana Beriosova
Prince Florimund Donald MacLeary
Cattalabutte
Master of Ceremonies 		Leslie Edwards
Carabosse
the Wicked Fairy 		Alexander Grant
The Fairy of the Lilac Deanne Bergsma
PROLOGUE
The Fairy of the Crystal Fountain Lynn Seymour
Her Cavalier Anthony Dowell
The Fairy of the Enchanted Garden Merle Park
Her Cavalier David Drew
The Fairy of the Woodland Glades Georgina Parkinson
Her Cavalier Robert Mead
The Fairy of the Song Birds Ann Jenner
Her Cavalier Bryan Lawrence
The Fairy of the Golden Vine Antoinette Sibley
Her Cavalier Austin Bennett
The Cavalier of The Lilac Fairy Keith Rosson
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 Audrey Farriss
Princess Aurora's Friend Mavis Osborn
Princess Aurora's Friend Ann Jenner
Princess Aurora's Friend Kay Connett
Princess Aurora's Friend Ann Howard
Princess Aurora's Friend Jacqueline Haslam
Princess Aurora's Friend Carole Hill
Princess Aurora's Friend Virginia Wakelyn
Village Maidens, Peasants, Courtiers, etc.
ACT II
The Countess Vyvyan Lorrayne
Gallison
the Prince's Tutor 		Franklin White
Duchess Monica Mason
Duchess Rosalind Eyre
Duke Keith Rosson
Duke Ronald Plaisted
Marchioness Betty Kavanagh
Marchioness Vergie Derman
Marchioness Glynis Ellams
Marchioness Carole Needham
Marquess Petrus Bosman
Marquess Bryan Lawrence
Marquess Robert Mead
Marquess David Jones
Nymphs, Peasants
ACT III
Florestan Graham Usher
Florestan's Sister Merle Park
Florestan's Sister Georgina Parkinson
Puss-in-Boots Douglas Steuart
The White Cat Audrey Farriss
The Blue Bird Antoinette Sibley
The Blue Bird Brian Shaw
Red Riding Hood Ann Howard
The Wolf Ronald Plaisted
Pas de Deux Svetlana Beriosova
Pas de Deux Donald MacLeary
Variation Donald MacLeary
Variation Svetlana Beriosova
Ivan
one of The Three Ivans 		Alexander Grant
Ivan
one of The Three Ivans 		Keith Milland
Ivan
one of The Three Ivans 		Stanley Holden
Finale The Full Company
Maids of Honour, Courtiers, etc.
The Covent Garden Orchestra
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 20 September 1963 (in Royal Opera House Collections)