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HOMAGE TO DIAGHILEV
Fifty years ago this week, on June 21, 1911, Sergei Diaghilev 's Russian Ballet opened its first London season at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. This programme brings reminiscences by a few of the many artists who knew or worked with this ' Maecenas of the Arts '-Sergei Pavlovitch Diaghilev. The contributors include:
Alexandre Benois , Tamara Karsavina Constant Lambert. Ninette de Valois Leonide Massine, Marie Rambert Lydia Sokolova , Igor Stravinsky Written and introduced by Richard Buckle
Produced by John Powell

Contributors

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Sergei Diaghilev
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Sergei Pavlovitch Diaghilev.
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Alexandre Benois
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Tamara Karsavina
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Marie Rambert
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Lydia Sokolova
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Igor Stravinsky
Produced By:
John Powell
Source: Radio Times

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