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The Royal Ballet: Frederick Ashton's La Fille Mal Gardee

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Freely adapted and arranged by John Lanchbery

starring Merle Park and David Blair
From the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Frederick Ashton's happy and hilarious ballet about the girl who loved the boy next door despite her mother's grander plans.

Act 1 Scene 1: The Farmyard Scene 2: The Cornfield
Act 2 The Interior of the Farmhouse

(Colour)

Contributors

Choreographer:
Frederick Ashton
Music:
Ferdinand Herold
Adapted and arranged by/Conductor:
John Lanchbery
Scenery and costumes:
Osbert Lancaster
Director of the Royal Ballet:
Kenneth Macmillan
Musicians:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Orchestra Leader:
Charles Taylor
TV presentation:
John Vernon
Lise:
Merle Park
Colas:
David Blair
Alain:
Alexander Grant
Widow Simone, Lise's mother:
Ronald Emblen
Thomas, Alain's father:
Leslie Edwards
Village notary:
Ronald Plaisted
Notary's clerk:
Garry Grant
Cockerel:
Wayne Sleep
Hens:
Carole Ainsworth
Hens:
Lesley Collier
Hens:
Marion Tait
Hens:
Marilyn Trounson
Lise's friends:
Margaret Barbieri
Lise's friends:
Meryl Chapell
Lise's friends:
Sandra Conley
Lise's friends:
Vergie Derman
Lise's friends:
Rosalind Eyre
Lise's friends:
Darryl Jaffray
Lise's friends:
Patricia Ruanne
Dancers:
Artists of the Royal Ballet
Source: Radio Times

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