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Mayerling-5 February 1994 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 Barry Wordsworth
Leader John Brown
Cast
Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary Irek Mukhamedov
Baroness Mary Vetsera
his mistress 		Viviana Durante
Princess Stephanie
his wife 		Jane Burn
Emperor Franz Josef of Austria-Hungary
his father 		Derek Rencher
Empress Elisabeth
his mother 		Nicola Tranah
Countess Marie Larisch
lady-in-waiting to the Empress, ex-mistress of Rudolf 		Lesley Collier
Baroness Helene Vetsera
Mary Vetsera's mother 		Gerd Larsen
Bratfisch
Rudolf's private cab-driver and a popular entertainer 		Matthew Hart
Archduchess Sophie
mother of Franz Josef 		Jacqui Tallis
Mitzi Caspar
a high-class prostitute, Rudolf's regular mistress 		Darcey Bussell
Colonel 'Bay' Middleton
Elisabeth's lover 		Stephen Wicks
Hungarian Officer
friend of Rudolf 		Stuart Cassidy
Hungarian Officer
friend of Rudolf 		Adam Cooper
Hungarian Officer
friend of Rudolf 		Errol Pickford
Hungarian Officer
friend of Rudolf 		William Trevitt
Katherina Schratt
Franz Josef's friend 		Linda Finnie
Alfred Grünfeld
a pianist 		Anthony Twiner
Count Eduard Taafe
Prime Minister of Austria-Hungary 		Christopher Newton
Count Hoyos
friend of Rudolf 		David Pickering
Princess Louise
Stephanie's sister 		Sarah Wildor
Prince Philipp of Coburg
her husband, friend of Rudolf 		Luke Heydon
Princess Gisela
Rudolf's elder sister 		Gail Taphouse
Princess Valerie
Rudolf's younger sister 		Muriel Valtat
Princess Valerie as a child Leana Palmer
Mary Vetsera as a child Viviana Durante
Loschek
Rudolf's valet 		Iain Webb
Count Larisch Matthew Trent
Guests, chambermaids, whores, gentlemen, servants, ladies-in-waiting Artists of The Royal Ballet
Students of The Royal Ballet School
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Durations: Act I: 7.32-8.11pm, Act II: 8.31-9.24pm, Act III: 9.44-10.20pm
Television - future relay : BBC Television; Director for television: Derek Bailey
Commercial video : Covent Garden Pioneer
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet for 5 February 1994 (in Royal Opera House Collections)