Concerto/The Lady and the Fool/In the Upper Room, Birmingham Royal Ballet- Friday 24th September 2010

Title: Concerto/The Lady and the Fool/In the Upper Room
Date: Friday 24th September 2010, Evening
Type: Ballet
Company: Birmingham Royal Ballet
Location: Birmingham Hippodrome, England
Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich (Concerto), Giuseppe Verdi (The Lady and the Fool), Philip Glass (In the Upper Room)
Choreographer: Kenneth MacMillan (Concerto), John Cranko (The Lady and the Fool), Twyla Tharp (In the Upper Room)
Production: Revival of 1967 Royal Ballet Touring Company production (Concerto), Birmingham Royal Ballet revival (The Lady and the Fool), 1999 Birmingham Royal Ballet production (In the Upper Room)
Conductor: Paul Murphy
Collection Folder: Folder 13

Cast

Concerto

First Movement: Laëtitia Lo Sardo, Joseph Caley
Second Movement: Jenna Roberts, Tyrone Singleton
Third Movement: Angela Paul
Three Couples: Arancha Baselga, Momoko Hirata, Victoria Marr, Yasuo Atsuji, Jonathan Caguioa, Alexander Campbell, Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet

Solo Piano: Jonathan Higgins

The Lady and the Fool

Moondog: Iain Mackay
Bootface: César Morales
La Capricciosa: Nao Sakuma
Signor Midas: Matthew Lawrence
Capitano Adoncino: Chi Cao
The Prince of Arroganza: Steven Monteith
An Ambassador of Arroganza: Jonathan Caguioa
Two Husband Hunters: Carol-Anne Millar, Angela Paul
Footman: Lewis Turner
Coachman: William Bracewell
Guests: Arancha Baselga, Dusty Button, Laura-Jane Gibson, Delis Mathews, Machi Moritaka, Yijing Zhang, Yasuo Atsuji, Feargus Campbell, Mathias Dingman, Kit Holder, Aonghus Hoole, Oliver Till

In the Upper Room

I- Victoria Marr, Samara Downs, Joseph Caley, Rory Mackay, Tyrone Singleton
II- Nao Sakuma, Steven Monteith, Momoko Hirata, Natasha Oughtred, Mathas Dingman, Christopher Rodgers-Wilson, Dusty Button, Samara Downs, Victoria Marr, Céline Gittens
III- Victoria Marr, Samara Downs, Dusty Button, Joseph Caley, Rory Mackay, Tyrone Singleton
IV- Momoko Hirata, Nao Sakuma, Natasha Oughtred, Mathias Dingman, Steven Monteith, Christopher Rodgers-Wilson
V- Victoria Marr, Samara Downs, Dusty Button, Joseph Caley, Rory Mackay, Tyrone Singleton
VI- Samara Downs, Steven Monteith, Victoria Marr, Mathias Dingman
VII- Joseph Caley, Rory Mackay, Tyrone Singleton
VIII- Céline Gittens, Mathias Dingman, Christopher Rodgers-Wilson, Steven Monteith, Momoko Hirata, Natasha Oughtred, Nao Sakuma
IX- The Company

Orchestra

First Violins:
Robert Gibbs (Leader)
Richard Friedman
Vanessa David
Amanda Brown
Peter Jenkins
Deborah Schlenther
Philip Aird
Caroline Ferriman

Second Violins:
Gwilym Hooson
Rebecca Jones
Mary Martin
Fiona Robertson
Helen Bartlett
Robert Simmons

Violas:
Carmen Flores
Jonathan Hallett
Gruffydd Owen
Chris Pitsillides

Cellos:
James Potter
Andrew Gunn
Jane Rainey
Stephen Anstee

Basses:
Duncan Mitchell
Alan Taylor

Flutes:
Lynn Peters
Sandra Skipper (Piccolo)

Oboes:
Alaster Bentley
Maxwell Spiers (Cor Anglais)

Clarinets:
Ian Scott
Malcolm McMillan (Bass Clarinet)

Bassoon:
David McKee

Horns:
Corinne Bailey
Chris Pointon
Phillip Walker

Trumpets:
Michael Allen
Christopher Deacon

Trombones:
Amos Miller
Maxwell Isley
David Gordon (Bass Trombone)

Tuba:
David Gordon Shute

Timpani:
Grahame King

Percussion:
Kevin Earley
Paul Parker

Harp:
Lucy Wakeford

Crew

For the Triple Bill

Costumes, Concerto: Jürgen Rose
Lighting, Concerto: John B. Read
Costume Making, Concerto: ROH Production Department, Beverley Vas
Revival Costume Supervisor, All Works: Karen Short

Music Arranging, The Lady and the Fool: Charles Mackerras
Design, The Lady and the Fool: Kate Ford
Lighting, The Lady and the Fool: Mark Jonathan
Costume Making, The Lady and the Fool: June Callear, Jane Gill, Tricia Hopkins, Mervyn Wallace, Roxy Cressey, Robert Gordon
Jewellery and Hats, The Lady and the Fool: Julie Rooke, ROH Production Department
Dyeing, The Lady and the Fool, In the Upper Room: Sheila White
Production Manager, The Lady and the Fool: Chris Harding-Roberts

Costumes, In the Upper Room: Norma Kamali
Lighting, In the Upper Room: Jennifer Tipton
Staging, In the Upper Room: Keith Roberts
Costume Making, In the Upper Room: ROH Production Department, Amanda Barrow, Jane Flannagan, Robert Gordon, Tricia Hopkins
Production Manager, In the Upper Room: David Pritchard

For Birmingham Royal Ballet

Director: David Bintley
Chief Executive: Christopher Barron
PA to the Chief Executive: Louise Timmins
PA to the Director: Judy Taylor

Communications Director: Keith Longmore
Contracts Director: Jacqueline Mistry
Development Director: Geoff Sweeney
Director of Learning: Pearl Chesterman
Finance Director: Anna Williams
Human Resources Director: Lynn Colledge
Orchestra Director: John Beadle
Technical Director: Paul Grace

Ballet Masters: Dominic Antonucci, Michael O’Hare, Wolfgang Stollwitzer
Ballet Mistress: Marion Tait
Dance Notator/Répétiteur: Denis Bonner
Dance Notator: Patricia Tierney
Video Archivist: David Morse
Principal Pianist: Jonathan Higgins
Company Pianists: Matthew Drury, Julia Richter, Ross Williams
Orchestra Manager: Andrew Bentley
Assistant Orchestra Manager: Chris Lewis
Librarian: Charles Strickland
Touring Library Assistant: Malcolm McMillan
Pit Managers: David Gordon, Gwilym Hooson

Company Manager: Paul Grist
Senior Stage Manager: Diana Childs
Deputy Stage Manager: Eliska Robenn
Assistant Stage Manager: Chris Peterson
Head of Scenic Presentation: Doug Nicholson
Master Carpenter: Pete Read
Senior Stage Technicians: Steven Hegan, Arthur Lewis, Paul Moore
Lighting Design Consultant: Peter Teigen
Head of Lighting: Johnny Westall-Eyre
Deputy Head of Lighting: Andy Wilson
Senior Lighting Technicians: Chris Hooley, Eleanor Morgan
Lighting Technician: Andy Russell
Technical Administrator: Daisy Olsen

Head of Wardrobe: Lili Sobieralska
Deputy Head of Wardrobe: Vanda Hewston
Wardrobe Assistants: Sarah Burton, Stella Mansfield, Joanna Shilton
Shoe Supervisor: Michael Clifford
Wigmaster: Henry Menary
Trainee Wigs Assistant: Lauren Fitzgerald

Marketing Manager: Sam Eaves
Marketing Officer: Tom Stevens
Press and PR Manager: Simon Harper
Press and PR Officer: Claire Lishman
Publications Manager: Kate Howells
Publications Officers: Lee Armstrong, Vicki Costin, Jennifer Price
New Media Officers: Rob Lindsay, Kyle Greene
Friends Coordinator: Sheila Hitchman
Communications Administrator: Gillian Ashley