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[Starring] Nadia Nerina, Philip Chatfield, Rowena Jackson, Julia Farron
Music by Chopin recorded by the Philharmonia Orchestra
(Leader, Derek Collier)
Conducted by Robert Irving
The ballet Les Sylphides tells no story; it creates a mood. It is a poetic illusion, each dance being an interpretation of the spirit of the music.
Nocturne: Ensemble
Valse: Ensemble

(Nadia Nerina, Philip Chatfield, Rowena Jackson, Julia Farron, Robert Irving, and Peter Wright appear by permission of the General Administrator, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Limited)

Contributors

Choreography:
Michel Fokine
Composer:
Frederic Chopin
Musicians:
The Philharmonia Orchestra
Orchestra leader:
Derek Collier
Conductor:
Robert Irving
Producer:
Margaret Dale
Ensemble:
June Lesley
Ensemble:
Pearl Gaden
Ensemble:
Madeleine White
Ensemble:
Maureen Moore
Ensemble:
Maria Butler
Ensemble:
Beryl Norwood
Ensemble:
Jeanette Osborne
Ensemble:
Susan Winterton
Ensemble:
Angela Symonds
Ensemble:
Judith Steward
Ensemble:
Vernie Ruthven
Ensemble:
Dorinda Brown
Ensemble:
Gay Foulton
Ensemble:
Alison Norwood
Ensemble:
Anne Woolliams
Ensemble:
Yemaiel Oved
Ballet-Master:
Peter Wright
Designer:
Guy Sheppard
Valse:
Rowena Jackson
Mazurka:
Nadia Nerina
Mazurka:
Philip Chatfield
Prelude:
Julia Farron
Valse (Pas de deux):
Nadia Nerina
Valse (Pas de deux):
Philip Chatfield

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