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Margot Fonteyn: A Celebration

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Royal Opera House, Covent GardenBow Street, Covent Garden, London, Greater London, WC2E 9DD, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
The FirebirdMusic: Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)
Choreography: Mikhail Fokine (Original)
The Sleeping Beauty (Rose Adage)Music: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893)
Choreography: Marius Petipa (Original)
NocturneMusic: Delius, Frederick (1862-1934)
Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton
The Wise VirginsMusic: Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton
Birthday OfferingMusic: Glazunov, Alexander Konstantinovich (1865-1936)
Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton (Original)
Ondine (Shadow pas de deux)Music: Henze, Hans Werner (1926-2012)
Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton
Sylvia (Les chasseresses)Music: Delibes, Léo (1836-1891)
Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton
Daphnis et ChloéMusic: Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)
Choreography: Mikhail Fokine (Original)
Romeo and Juliet (Balcony pas de deux)Music: Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953)
Choreography: Sir Kenneth MacMillan
Façade (Tango)Music: Walton, William (1902-1983)
Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton
Le CorsaireMusic: Adam, Adolphe (1803-1856)
Choreography: Anna-Marie Holmes, Marius Petipa (original), Konstantin Sergeyev
Apparitions (Ballroom scene)Music: Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)
Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton
Performers
The Royal Ballet
Emmanuel PlassonConductor
Itziar MendizabalDancer
Nehemiah KishDancer
Marianela NúñezDancer
Beatriz Stix-BrunellDancer
Romany PajdakDancer
Fumi KanekoDancer
Sarah LambDancer
Ryoichi HiranoDancer
Zenaida YanowskyDancer
Mayara MagriDancer
Anna Rose O'SullivanDancer
Alexander CampbellDancer
Natalia OsipovaDancer
David HallbergDancer
Darcey BussellDancer
Gary AvisDancer
Vadim MuntagirovDancer
Yasmine NaghdiDancer
Lauren CuthbertsonDancer
Matthew BallDancer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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About this music
The jinx and rehabilitation of Sylvia
Graham Watts, 24th November
Thirteen years after its restoration - and at the grand old age of 140 - Sylvia might, at last, be free of her jinx. Discover the complex history of Léo Delibes' ballet, written here by Graham Watts.
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“The spirit of Margot” celebrated in The Royal Ballet's Fonteyn gala
Graham Watts, 10th June
A memorable and important event in the history of British ballet, sensitively and sentimentally performed. 
****1
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Adolphe AdamAlexander CampbellAlexander Konstantinovich GlazunovAnna Rose O'SullivanAnna-Marie HolmesApparitionsBeatriz Stix-BrunellBirthday OfferingDaphnis et ChloéDarcey BussellDavid HallbergEmmanuel PlassonFaçadeFranz LisztFrederick DeliusFumi KanekoGary AvisHans Werner HenzeIgor StravinskyItziar MendizabalJohann Sebastian BachKonstantin SergeyevLauren CuthbertsonLe CorsaireLéo DelibesMarianela NúñezMarius PetipaMatthew BallMaurice RavelMayara MagriMikhail FokineNatalia OsipovaNehemiah KishNocturneOndineOrchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent GardenPyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyRomany PajdakRomeo and JulietRyoichi HiranoSarah LambSergei ProkofievSir Frederick AshtonSir Kenneth MacMillanSylviaThe FirebirdThe Royal BalletThe Sleeping BeautyThe Wise VirginsVadim MuntagirovWilliam WaltonYasmine NaghdiZenaida Yanowsky
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