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The Sleeping Beauty-5 November 1973 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 Leslie Edwards
His Queen Gerd Larsen
Princess Aurora Merle Park
Prince Florimund Rudolf Nureyev
Cattalabutte
Master of Ceremonies 		Petrus Bosman
Carabosse
the Wicked Fairy 		Alexander Grant
The Lilac Fairy Deanne Bergsma
PROLOGUE
The Fairy of the Columbine Jennifer Penney
Her Cavalier Mark Silver
The Fairy of the Cornflower Lesley Collier
Her Cavalier Peter Fairweather
The Fairy of the Harebell Diana Vere
Her Cavalier Carl Myers
The Fairy of the Larkspur Anita Young
Her Cavalier Wayne Eagling
The Fairy of the Passion Flower Rosemary Taylor
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 		David Drew
Prince
one of The Four Princes 		Julian Hosking
Princess Aurora's Friend Carolyn Abbott
Princess Aurora's Friend Christine Aitken
Princess Aurora's Friend Lynn Hollamby
Princess Aurora's Freind Christine Keith
Princess Aurora's Friend Julie Lincoln
Princess Aurora's Friend Susan Lockwood
Princess Aurora's Friend Marilyn Trounson
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 		Christopher Carr
The Prince's Entourage Sally Ashby
The Prince's Entourage Wendy Groombridge
The Prince's Entourage Judith Howe
The Prince's Entourage Brigid Skemp
The Prince's Entourage Jacqui Tallis
The Prince's Entourage Pippa Wylde
The Prince's Entourage Derek Rencher
The Prince's Entourage Anthony Conway
The Prince's Entourage Michael Corder
The Prince's Entourage Peter Fairweather
The Prince's Entourage Julian Hosking
The Prince's Entourage Robert Jude
Nymphs, Peasants, Hunt Attendants Artists of The Royal Ballet
ACT III
Jewel Fairy - Pas de Trois Wendy Ellis
Jewel Fairy - Pas de Trois Susan Lockwood
Jewel Fairy - Pas de Trois Rosemary Taylor
Jewel Fairy - Variation 1 Sandra Conley
Jewel Fairy - Variation 2 Lesley Collier
Jewel Fairy - Variation 3 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 David Wall
Hop O' My Thumb and His Magic Boots Wayne Sleep
Grand pas de deux Merle Park
Grand pas de deux Rudolf Nureyev
Mazurka Elizabeth Anderton
Mazurka David Drew
Finale The Entire Cast
Maids of Honour, Courtiers, etc.
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 5 November 1973 (in Royal Opera House Collections)