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The Sleeping Beauty-29 December 1962 Matinee

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Sergiu Comissiona
Leader Charles Taylor
Cast
King Florestan XXIV David Jones
His Queen Betty Kavanagh
The Princess Aurora Anya Linden
Prince Florimund David Blair
Cattalabutte
Master of Ceremonies 		Leslie Edwards
Carabosse
the Wicked Fairy 		Franklin White
The Fairy of the Lilac Deanne Bergsma
PROLOGUE
The Fairy of the Crystal Fountain Vyvyan Lorrayne
Her Cavalier Petrus Bosman
The Fairy of the Enchanted Garden Monica Mason
Her Cavalier Jelko Yuresha
The Fairy of the Woodland Glades Georgina Parkinson
Her Cavalier Kenneth Mason
The Fairy of the Song Birds Ann Jenner
Her Cavalier Lambert Cox
The Fairy of the Golden Vine Merle Park
Her Cavalier Austin Bennett
The Cavalier of The Lilac Fairy David Drew
Fairy Attendants, Courtiers, Heralds, Rats, Mice, etc.
ACT I
The First Prince Desmond Doyle
The Second Prince Christopher Newton
The Third Prince Bryan Lawrence
The Fourth Prince David Drew
Princess Aurora's Friend Julie Wood
Princess Aurora's Friend Kay Connett
Princess Aurora's Friend Dianne Horsham
Princess Aurora's Friend Ann Jenner
Princess Aurora's Friend Patricia Ruanne
Princess Aurora's Friend Noreen Sopwith
Princess Aurora's Friend Carole Hill
Princess Aurora's Friend Virginia Wakelyn
Village Maidens, Peasants, Courtiers, etc.
ACT II
The Countess Audrey Henderson
Gallison
the Prince's Tutor 		Lambert Cox
Duchess Vyvyan Lorrayne
Duchess Barbara Remington
Duke David Drew
Duke Christopher Newton
Marchioness Joyce Greenfield
Marchioness Vergie Derman
Marchioness Susan Turnham
Marchioness Hilary Cartwright
Marquess Jelko Yuresha
Marquess Petrus Bosman
Marquess Robert Mead
Marquess Anthony Dowell
Nymphs, Peasants
ACT III
Florestan Anthony Dowell
Florestan's Sister Pamela Moncur
Florestan's Sister Virginia Wakelyn
Puss-in-Boots Keith Martin
The White Cat Carole Hill
The Blue Bird Merle Park
The Blue Bird Graham Usher
Red Riding Hood Jacqueline Haslam
The Wolf Kenneth Mason
Pas de Deux Anya Linden
Pas de Deux David Blair
Variation David Blair
Variation Anya Linden
Ivan
one of The Three Ivans 		Lawrence Ruffell
Ivan
one of The Three Ivans 		David Morse
Ivan
one of The Three Ivans 		Michael Coleman
Finale The Full Company
Maids of Honour, Courtiers, etc.
The Covent Garden Orchestra
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 29 December 1962 (in Royal Opera House Collections)