li tai po Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 I have found my programme for the ballet gala performance at the Royal Opera House on Saturday, 13 January 1973, which was "A celebration to mark the entry of the United Kingdom into the European Community". The programme featured the Royal Ballet with guests from 6 of the other 8 countries in the EEC. Only Luxembourg and Ireland were omitted. The programme was as follows: The fairies from the prologue to The Sleeping Beauty: Ria Peri, Laura Connor, Alfreda Thorogood, Georgina Parkinson, Anita Young, Lesley Collier, Vergie Derman The Moor's Pavane (Jose Limon) (Royal Danish Ballet) - Vivi Flindt, Toni Lander, Henning Kronstam, Bruce Marks Coppelia Act III pas de deux (Henrique Martinez) (La Scala, Milan) - Carla Fracci, Paolo Bortoluzzi Twilight (Hans Van Manen) (Dutch National Ballet) - Alexandra Radius, Han Ebbelaar The Lady and the Fool pas de deux (John Cranko) - Svetlana Beriosova, Donald MacLeary Bhakti pas de deux (Maurice Bejart) (Ballet of the 20th Century) - Angele Albrecht, Daniel Lommel Le Corsaire pas de deux - Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev Symphonic Variations (Frederick Ashton) - Merle Park, David Wall, Jennifer Penney, Laura Connor, Michael Coleman, Gary Sherwood The Taming of the Shrew Act I pas de deux (John Cranko) (Stuttgart Ballet) - Marcia Haydee, Ricard Cragun Pavane (Kenneth MacMillan) (world premiere) - Antoinette Sibley, Anthony Dowell Swan Lake Act III pas de deux (Ballet of the Paris Opera) - Noelle Pontois, Cyril Atanassoff Side Show (Kenneth MacMillan) - Lynn Seymour, Rudolf Nureyev Grand Defile 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulcinella Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 I remember this and still have my programme as well. So many starry names, I particularly remember The Moor’s Pavane and The Taming of the Shrew Pas de Deux and the excitement of seeing so many famous dancers at the same time. I also remember that the defile was a polonaise (I think to the music from the end of Beauty) and most of the dancers, apart from those in the RB, didn’t seem to be able to do the steps properly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 8 hours ago, li tai po said: I have found my programme for the ballet gala performance at the Royal Opera House on Saturday, 13 January 1973, which was "A celebration to mark the entry of the United Kingdom into the European Community". The programme featured the Royal Ballet with guests from 6 of the other 8 countries in the EEC. Only Luxembourg and Ireland were omitted. The programme was as follows: The fairies from the prologue to The Sleeping Beauty: Ria Peri, Laura Connor, Alfreda Thorogood, Georgina Parkinson, Anita Young, Lesley Collier, Vergie Derman The Moor's Pavane (Jose Limon) (Royal Danish Ballet) - Vivi Flindt, Toni Lander, Henning Kronstam, Bruce Marks Coppelia Act III pas de deux (Henrique Martinez) (La Scala, Milan) - Carla Fracci, Paolo Bortoluzzi Twilight (Hans Van Manen) (Dutch National Ballet) - Alexandra Radius, Han Ebbelaar The Lady and the Fool pas de deux (John Cranko) - Svetlana Beriosova, Donald MacLeary Bhakti pas de deux (Maurice Bejart) (Ballet of the 20th Century) - Angele Albrecht, Daniel Lommel Le Corsaire pas de deux - Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev Symphonic Variations (Frederick Ashton) - Merle Park, David Wall, Jennifer Penney, Laura Connor, Michael Coleman, Gary Sherwood The Taming of the Shrew Act I pas de deux (John Cranko) (Stuttgart Ballet) - Marcia Haydee, Ricard Cragun Pavane (Kenneth MacMillan) (world premiere) - Antoinette Sibley, Anthony Dowell Swan Lake Act III pas de deux (Ballet of the Paris Opera) - Noelle Pontois, Cyril Atanassoff Side Show (Kenneth MacMillan) - Lynn Seymour, Rudolf Nureyev Grand Defile Wow. I don’t suppose there’s film of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Wow indeed. It sounds familiar, but is far before my balletgoing days, so I wonder if it was indeed televised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 3 hours ago, Pulcinella said: I also remember that the defile was a polonaise (I think to the music from the end of Beauty) and most of the dancers, apart from those in the RB, didn’t seem to be able to do the steps properly. Without wishing to spark any form of debate, do you think this is ultimately why the whole project failed for us? (Balletscoers - I mean this completely tongue in cheek of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninamargaret Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 12 hours ago, alison said: Wow indeed. It sounds familiar, but is far before my balletgoing days, so I wonder if it was indeed televised? No such luck! Tickets were impossible to get - I tried and failed dismally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Pigeons Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 What a line up! Is that the version of Symphonic which was recorded and turns up in very grainy black and white? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 3 hours ago, Two Pigeons said: What a line up! Is that the version of Symphonic which was recorded and turns up in very grainy black and white? No, the one you are referring to has the wonderful Ann Jenner as the first girl. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Pigeons Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 If only both versions had had the benefits of modern recording methods. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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