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Le Lac des cygnes - 23 July 1951 Evening 7.00pm
Ballet:
Performance details
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Company: |
Sadler's Wells Ballet |
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Venue: |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |
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Performance status: |
Revival |
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Conductor
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John Hollingsworth
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Leader
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Charles Taylor
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Cast |
| ACT I
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| Prince Siegfried
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Michael Somes |
| The Princess-Mother
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Julia Farron |
Wolfgang
the Prince's tutor
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Ray Powell |
Benno
the Prince's friend
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Leslie Edwards |
| Pas de Trois
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Alexis Rassine |
| Pas de Trois
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Nadia Nerina |
| Pas de Trois
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Rowena Jackson |
| A Peasant Girl
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Anne Heaton |
| Peasant Boy/Huntsman
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Desmond Doyle |
| Peasant Boy/Huntsman
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Gilbert Vernon |
| Peasant Boy/Huntsman
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Henry Legerton |
| Peasant Boy/Huntsman
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William Barrett |
| Peasant Boy/Huntsman
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Paul Reymond |
| Peasant Boy/Huntsman
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Kenneth Melville |
| Peasant Boy/Huntsman
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Kenneth MacMillan |
| Peasant Boy/Huntsman
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Philip Chatfield |
| Peasant Boy/Huntsman
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Alexander Grant |
| Peasant Boy/Huntsman
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Douglas Steuart |
| Peasant Boy/Huntsman
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Bryan Ashbridge |
| Peasant Boy/Huntsman
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Franklin White |
| Peasant Girl
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Valerie Taylor |
| Peasant Girl
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Wendy Winn |
| Peasant Girl
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Angela Walton |
| Peasant Girl
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Jane Shore |
| Peasant Girl
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Rosemary Valaire |
| Peasant Girl
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Fiorella Keane |
| Peasant Girl
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Anne Heaton |
| Peasant Girl
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Joan Benesh |
| Peasant Girl
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Anna Carne |
| Peasant Girl
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Brenda Taylor |
| Peasant Girl
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Dorothea Zaymes |
| Peasant Girl
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Christine du Boulay |
| Court Lady
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Diane Forhan |
| Court Lady
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Meriel Evans |
| Court Lady
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Anya Linden |
| Court Lady
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Catherine Boulton |
| ACT II
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Odette
the Swan Queen
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Moira Shearer |
| Prince Siegfried
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Michael Somes |
| Benno
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Leslie Edwards |
| Cygnet
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Pauline Clayden |
| Cygnet
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Margaret Dale |
| Cygnet
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Dorothea Zaymes |
| Cygnet
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Jill Gregory |
Swan
one of Two Swans
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Mary Drage |
Swan
one of Two Swans
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Lorna Mossford |
| Swan
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Meriel Evans |
| Swan
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Jane Shore |
| Swan
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Angela Walton |
| Swan
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Rosemary Valaire |
| Swan
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Wendy Winn |
| Swan
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Anne Heaton |
| Swan
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Rowena Jackson |
| Swan
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Christine du Boulay |
| Swan
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Diane Forhan |
| Swan
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Anna Carne |
| Swan
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Greta Hamby |
| Swan
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Fiorella Keane |
| Swan
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Brenda Taylor |
| Swan
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June Lesley |
| Swan
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Catherine Boulton |
| Swan
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Valerie Taylor |
| Swan
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Deirdre Dixon |
| Swan
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Anya Linden |
| ACT III
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| Prince Siegfried
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Michael Somes |
| The Princess-Mother
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Julia Farron |
Von Rothbart
a wicked magician
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Alfred Rodrigues |
Odile
his daughter
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Moira Shearer |
| Fiancée
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Mary Drage |
| Fiancée
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Rosemary Valaire |
| Fiancée
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Rowena Jackson |
| Fiancée
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Valerie Taylor |
| Fiancée
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Brenda Taylor |
| Fiancée
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Greta Hamby |
| Spanish Dance
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Kenneth Melville |
| Spanish Dance
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Gilbert Vernon |
| Spanish Dance
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Fiorella Keane |
| Spanish Dance
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Nadia Nerina |
| Czardas
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Alexander Grant |
| Czardas
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Anne Heaton |
| Czardas
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Dorothea Zaymes |
| Czardas
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Jill Gregory |
| Czardas
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Angela Walton |
| Czardas
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Joan Benesh |
| Czardas
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Ray Powell |
| Czardas
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Douglas Steuart |
| Czardas
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Peter Clegg |
| Czardas
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Paul Reymond |
| Mazurka
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Wendy Winn |
| Mazurka
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Lorna Mossford |
| Mazurka
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Jane Shore |
| Mazurka
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Christine du Boulay |
| Mazurka
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Franklin White |
| Mazurka
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Bryan Ashbridge |
| Mazurka
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Philip Chatfield |
| Mazurka
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William Barrett |
| Court Lady
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Diane Forhan |
| Court Lady
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Meriel Evans |
| Court Lady
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Anya Linden |
| Court Lady
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Catherine Boulton |
| Page
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June Lesley |
| Page
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Deirdre Dixon |
| Page
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Shirley Bateman |
| Page
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Patricia Kirshner |
| Page
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Margaret Watson |
| ACT IV
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Swan
one of Two Swans
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Mary Drage |
Swan
one of Two Swans
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Lorna Mossford |
| Black Cygnet
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Margaret Dale |
| Black Cygnet
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Jill Gregory |
| Black Cygnet
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Nadia Nerina |
| Black Cygnet
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Pauline Clayden |
| Black Cygnet
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Dorothea Zaymes |
| Black Cygnet
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Avril Navarre |
| Odette
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Moira Shearer |
| Prince Siegfried
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Michael Somes |
| Von Rothbart
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Alfred Rodrigues |
| Swan
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Meriel Evans |
| Swan
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Jane Shore |
| Swan
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Angela Walton |
| Swan
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Rosemary Valaire |
| Swan
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Wendy Winn |
| Swan
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Anne Heaton |
| Swan
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Anya Linden |
| Swan
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Joan Benesh |
| Swan
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Diane Forhan |
| Swan
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Anna Carne |
| Swan
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Greta Hamby |
| Swan
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Fiorella Keane |
| Swan
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Brenda Taylor |
| Swan
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June Lesley |
| Swan
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Catherine Boulton |
| Swan
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Valerie Taylor |
| Swan
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Christine du Boulay |
| Swan
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Rowena Jackson |
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The Covent Garden Orchestra |
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Notes: |
In the programme Kenneth MacMillan's surname is spelled 'Macmillan'.
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Durations: |
Act I: 7.07-7.26pm, Act II: 7.27-7.59pm, Act III: 8.10-8.41pm, Act IV: 8.58-9.20pm |
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Information source: |
Royal Opera House programme and stage manager's report for 23 July 1951 (in Royal Opera House Collections) |