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The Royal Ballet

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
The Royal Ballet
Additional title: Swan lake (Choreographic work : Ashton and Sergeev, N after Ivanov and Petipa, M)
Additional title: Firebird (Choreographic work : Grigoriev and Tchernicheva after Fokin)
Additional title: Ondine (Choreographic work : Ashton)
Names
Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991 (Dancer)
Somes, Michael, 1917-1994 (Dancer)
Ashbridge, Bryan (Dancer)
Edwards, Leslie (Dancer)
Lindsay, Rosemary (Dancer)
White, Franklin, 1924- (Dancer)
Grant, Alexander, 1925-2011 (Dancer)
Farron, Julia (Dancer)
Howard, Ann (Dancer)
Roope, Clover (Dancer)
Sibley, Antoinette (Dancer)
Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988 (Choreographer)
Sergeev, Nikolaĭ Grigorʹevich, 1876-1951 (Choreographer)
Ivanov, Lev, 1834-1901 (Choreographer)
Petipa, Marius, 1818-1910 (Choreographer)
Grigorʹev, S. L. (Sergeĭ Leonidovich), 1883-1968 (Choreographer)
Tchernicheva, Lubov (Choreographer)
Fokine, Michel, 1880-1942 (Choreographer)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893 (Composer)
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 (Composer)
Henze, Hans Werner, 1926-2012 (Composer)
Hurry, Leslie, 1909- (Designer)
Goncharova, Natalii͡a Sergeevna, 1881-1962 (Designer)
De Nobili, Lila, 1916-2002 (Designer)
Czinner, Paul, 1890-1972 (Producer)
Royal Ballet (Performer)
Hurry, Leslie, 1909- (Costume designer)
De Nobili, Lila, 1916-2002 (Costume designer)
Czinner, Paul, 1890-1972 (Director)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1960
Table of Contents
Reel 1. Swan lake. Act II excerpts (Valse, pas de deux, pas de quatre, rondo, and coda) / choreography, Frederick Ashton and Nikolai Sergeev after Ivanov and Petipa ; sets and costumes, Leslie Hurry ; cast, Margot Fonteyn (Odette) ; Michael Somes (Prince Siegfried) ; Bryan Ashbridge (Benno) ; Leslie Edwards (Von Rothbart) ; Ann Howard, Mavis Osborn, Clover Roope, and Antoinette Sibley (Cygnets) ; and corps de ballet -- Firebird / choreography, Serge Grigoriev and Lubov Tchernicheva after Mikhail Fokin ; music, Igor Stravinsky ; sets and costumes, Natalia Goncharova ; cast, Margot Fonteyn (Firebird) ; Michael Somes (Prince Ivan) ; Rosemary Lindsay (The beautiful Tsarevna) ; Franklin White (Immortal Koschei) ; and corps de ballet -- Reel 2. Ondine. Acts I and II / choreography, Frederick Ashton ; music, Hans Werner Henze ; sets and costumes, Lila de Nobili ; cast, Margot Fonteyn (Ondine) ; Michael Somes (Palemon) ; Julia Farron (Berta) ; Alexander Grant (Tirrenio) ; Leslie Edwards (Hermit) ;, and corps de ballet --Reel 3. Ondine (continued). Act III.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 10187
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-214 (former)
Topics
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Lebedinoe ozero
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: a J. Arthur Rank presentation ; produced by Paul Czinner Productions for Poetic Films Ltd. in association with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; directed and produced by Paul Czinner.
Performers: Danced by the Royal Ballet, London, starring Margot Fonteyn and Michael Somes.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 3 videocassettes (U-matic) (131 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY777034415-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12156872
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c794cd30-8cf3-0135-3f75-0d797bf219c5
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1919: Creator Born
  • 1960: Issued
  • 1991: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Ballet" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1960. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d5d6fdc-8346-4f0a-835d-a34f4be84313

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Royal Ballet" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d5d6fdc-8346-4f0a-835d-a34f4be84313

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1960). The Royal Ballet Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d5d6fdc-8346-4f0a-835d-a34f4be84313

Wikipedia Citation

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The Royal Ballet