(Section C) Led by Marie Wilson
Conducted by Leighton Lucas
Born in London in 1903, Leighton Lucas began his career as a dancer and joined the Diaghilev Russian Ballet when he was fourteen, appearing in several first performances. At the age of eighteen he left Diaghilev and joined the Birmingham Repertory Company, where he became Ballet Master.
Leighton Lucas had his first engagement as conductor when he became second conductor for the production of The Immortal Hour at the Regent Theatre, London. In 1936 he became the Musical Director of the Markova-Dolin Ballet Company, and last year he was appointed Musical Director to the Ballets de la Jeunesse Anglaise.