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The Sleeping Beauty-1 February 1975 Matinee

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Ballet: Performance details

Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Anthony Twiner
Leader Meyer Stolow
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 Vergie Derman
PROLOGUE
The Fairy of the Columbine Ria Peri
Her Cavalier Mark Silver
The Fairy of the Cornflower Wendy Ellis
Her Cavalier Peter Fairweather
The Fairy of the Harebell Belinda Corken
Her Cavalier Derek Deane
The Fairy of the Larkspur Lesley Collier
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 		Derek Rencher
Prince
one of The Four Princes 		David Drew
Prince
one of The Four Princes 		Adrian Grater
Prince
one of The Four Princes 		Carl Myers
Princess Aurora's Friend Belinda Corken
Princess Aurora's Friend Lynn Hollamby
Princess Aurora's Friend Jennifer Jackson
Princess Aurora's Friend Christine Keith
Princess Aurora's Friend Barbara Lower
Princess Aurora's Friend Denise Nunn
Princess Aurora's Friend Hilary Tickner
Princess Aurora's Friend Rosalyn Whitten
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 Artists of The Royal Ballet
Nymphs, Peasants, Hunt Attendants Artists of The Royal Ballet
ACT III
Jewel Fairy - Pas de Trois Belinda Corken
Jewel Fairy - Pas de Trois Barbara Lower
Jewel Fairy - Pas de Trois Anita Young
Jewel Fairy - Variation 1 Wendy Ellis
Jewel Fairy - Variation 2 Rosemary Taylor
Jewel Fairy - Variation 3 Ria Peri
Lilac Fairy - Variation Vergie Derman
Puss in Boots Carl Myers
The White Cat Jennifer Jackson
The Blue Bird Lesley Collier
The Blue Bird Michael Coleman
Hop O' My Thumb and His Magic Boots Wayne Sleep
Grand pas de deux Merle Park
Grand pas de deux Rudolf Nureyev
Mazurka Rosalind Eyre
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 1 February 1975 (in Royal Opera House Collections)