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'BALLET FIRST NIGHT'

on BBC Home Service Basic

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A reconstruction of the production of a ballet (in London in wartime) followed from its first conception, through the stages of discussion and rehearsal, ending with the opening bars of the overture on the first night
The material for this programme, which will include recordings of Constant Lambert, Ninette de Valois, and Robert Helpmann taken in rehearsal, will be supplied by Constant Lambert, with the help of Ninette de Valois and the Sadler's Wells Ballet
Produced by Stephen Potter

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Robert Helpmann
Produced By:
Stephen Potter

BBC Home Service Basic

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