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The Royal Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty

on BBC Two England

starring Antoinette Sibley and Anthony Dowell
This is the seventh performance of this new production which opened on December 17 at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Leader, Charles Taylor
Conducted by John Lanchbery
Introduced by Christopher Gable
Prologue: The Christening
Act 1: The Spell
Act 2: The Vision
Act 3: The Wedding
There will be an interval of three minutes at 9.30 approx.
(Colour)

Contributors

Director/New and additional choreography by:
Frederick Ashton
Music:
Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky
Producer:
Peter Wright
Choreography:
Marius Petipa
Scenery:
Henry Bardon
Costumes:
Lila de Nobili
Costumes:
Rostislav Doboujinsky
Musicians:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Orchestra leader:
Charles Taylor
Orchestra conducted by:
John Lanchbery
Presenter:
Christopher Gable
Television Presentation:
John Vernon
King Florestan:
Leslie Edwards
His Queen:
Gerd Larsen
Princess Aurora:
Antoinette Sibley
Prince Florimund:
Anthony Dowell
Cattalabutte, Master of Ceremonies:
Stanley Holden
Carabosse, the Wicked Fairy:
Julia Farron
The Lilac Fairy:
Deanne Bergsma
Prologue:
null :
The Fairy of Beauty:
Ria Peri
Her Cavalier:
Petrus Bosman
The Fairy of Honour:
Christine Beckley
Her Cavalier:
Chinko Rafique
The Fairy of Modesty:
Jennifer Penney
Her Cavalier:
Gary Sherwood
The Fairy of Joy:
Georgina Parkinson
Her Cavalier:
David Drew
Thi Fairy of Song:
Ann Jenner
Her Cavalier:
Michael Coleman
The Fairy of Temperament:
Monica Mason
Her Cavalier:
Paul Brown
Act:
null 1:
The Prince of the North:
Derek Rencher
The Prince of the South:
Kenneth Mason
The Prince of the East:
Keith Rosson
The Prince of the West:
David Drew
Act:
null 2:
The Countess:
Christine Beckley
The Prince's Aide:
Ronald Plaisted
Act:
null 3:
Gold and Silver Pas de Trois:
Ann Jenner
Gold and Silver Pas de Trois:
Brian Shaw
Gold and Silver Pas de Trois:
Keith Martin
The Blue Birds:
Merle Park
The Blue Birds:
Michael Coleman
Puss-in-Boots and the White Cat:
Leslie Collier
Puss-in-Boots and the White Cat:
Alexander Grant
Dancers:
Artists of the Royal Ballet and students of the Royal Ballet School

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