An Evening With The Royal Ballet
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Royal Ballet
Margot Fonteyn
In "Les Sylphides," "Le corsaire," and "Aurora's Wedding"
Rudolf Nureyev
In "Les Sylphides" and "Le corsaire"
David Blair
Antoinette Sibley
Brian Shaw
In "Aurora's Wedding"
Film Details
Release Date
Jan
1965
Premiere Information
New York opening: 8 Dec 1965
Production Company
B. H. E. Productions
Distribution Company
Sigma III Corp.
Country
United Kingdom
Synopsis
The Royal Ballet is featured in four productions filmed in 1963 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The entire company dances La valse ; Les Sylphides and Le corsaire include solos by Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, who perform a pas de deux in Le corsaire ; Aurora's Wedding is danced by the corps de ballet and features solos by Margot Fonteyn and David Blair and a pas de deux performed by Antoinette Sibley and Brian Shaw.
Cast
Royal Ballet
Margot Fonteyn
In "Les Sylphides," "Le corsaire," and "Aurora's Wedding"
Rudolf Nureyev
In "Les Sylphides" and "Le corsaire"
David Blair
Antoinette Sibley
Brian Shaw
In "Aurora's Wedding"
Merle Park
Graham Usher
[See note]
Crew
Frederick Ashton
Choreography for "La valse"
Anthony Asquith
Director of "Les Sylphides" and "Aurora's Wedding"
Christopher Challis
Photographer for "Les Sylphides"
Frédéric François Chopin
Music: "Les Sylphides"
James Clark
Film Editor
Riccardo Drigo
Music: "Le corsaire"
Michel Fokine
Original choreography for "Les Sylphides"
Anthony Havelock-allan
Producer
Anthony Havelock-allan
Director of "La valse" and "Le corsaire"
Robert Helpman
Choreography for "La valse"
Richard Marden
Film Editor
Léon Minkus
Music: "Le corsaire"
Rudolf Nureyev
Choreography for "Le corsaire"
Marius Petipa
Original choreography for "Le corsaire" and "Aurora's Wedding"
Maurice Joseph Ravel
Music: "La valse"
Pëtr Ilich Tchaikovsky
Music: "Aurora's Wedding" from "The Sleeping Beauty"
Geoffrey Unsworth
Photographer for "La valse," "Le corsaire" and "Aurora's Wedding"
Edgar Vetter
Sound
Film Details
Release Date
Jan
1965
Premiere Information
New York opening: 8 Dec 1965
Production Company
B. H. E. Productions
Distribution Company
Sigma III Corp.
Country
United Kingdom
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Notes
Released in Great Britain in 1963. One source indicates that the production was filmed for television. Le corsaire was filmed in 70mm. Sources do not indicate which ballet features Merle Park and Graham Usher.
