A programme to mark the tenth anniversary of the reopening of Covent Garden.
Sadler's Wells Ballet Company
Director, Ninette de Valois
Covent Garden Opera Company
Musical Director, Rafael Kubehk
Covent Garden Orchestra
(Leader, Charles Taylor)
The Covent Garden Theatre
Michael Somes is host to Michael Henderson.
Margot Fonteyn in Aurora's Wedding from The Sleeping Beauty
Petipa-Tchaikovsky with Michael Somes and full company
Adapted for television by Frederick Ashton
The Finale of Act 1 from Mozart's The Magic Flute
Covent Garden Opera Chorus
(Chorus-Master, Douglas Robinson)
Script by Arthur Swinson who writes on page 1
Presented by arrangement with the General Administrator of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Ltd.