Title: Constantia/Sebastian/Black Swan Pas de deux/Noir et blanc
Date: Wednesday 4th August 1948, Evening
Type: Ballet
Company: Marquis de Cuevas’ Grand Ballet de Monte Carlo
Location: Royal Opera House, London, England
Composer: Frederic Chopin (Constantia), Gian Carlo Menotti (Sebastian), Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Black Swan Pas de deux), Edward Lalo (Noir et blanc)
Choreographer: William Dollar (Constantia), Edward Caton (Sebastian), Marius Petipa (Black Swan Pas de deux), Serge Lifar (Noir et blanc)
Production: Unknown
Conductor: Gustave Cloez
Collection Folder: Folder 3

Cast

Constantia

Dancers: Rosella Hightower, André Eglevsky, Yvonne Patterson, Olga Kirilova, Josette Laporte, Lilian Liander, June Morris

Arlette Castanier, Anne Marie Coralli, Constance Garfield, Andrea Karlsen, Christiane Michou, Helga Monson, Tania Ouspenska, Natasha Tarova

Nathan Baker, Vladimir Brosko, Paul Maure, Mishkovitch, Vladimir Oukhtomsky, David Raher, Michel Reznikoff, Frédéric Stebler

Piano Soloist: Angus Morrison

Sebastian

The Courtesan: Rosella Hightower
The Prince: Michel Reznikoff
Fiora, the Prince’s Sister: Marjorie Tallchief
Maddalena, the Prince’s Sister: Yvonne Patterson
Sebastian, the servant to the sisters: George Skibine
A Fortune Teller: June Morris
A Prostitute: Lilian Liander
The Dandy: Nathan Baker
Tarentella Dancers: Anne Marie Coralli, Pierre Auburtin
A Clown: Jean Fananas
A Charioteer: Paul Maure
A Countess: Anna Cheselka
A Young Lady of Noble Birth: Christiane Michou
Peasant Girls and Boys, Pages, Lords, Doge, Bishop, Acolytes, etc.: Ensemble

Black Swan Pas de deux

Dancers: Rosella Hightower, André Eglevsky

Noir et blanc

Dancers: Marjorie Tallchief, Ethery Pagava, George Skibine, Constance Garfield, Milorad Mishkovitch, Michel Reznikoff, Olga Kirilova, Josette Laporte, Lilian Liander, Pierre Auburtin, Renè Bon, Rolland Casenave, Jean Fananas

Maria Baroncelli, Arlette Castanier, Anna Cheselka, Anne Marie Coralli, Solange Golovina, Andrea Karlsen, Christiane Michou, Helga Monson, June Morris, Nini Norina, Tania Ouspenska, Natasha Tarova

Nathan Baker, Vladimir Brosko, Raoul Celada, René Chomette, Monsieur Cole, David Raher, Alexander Rodzianko, Frédéric Stebler

Crew

For the Mixed Bill

Décor, Constantia: Raveling
Décor, Sebastian: Oliver Smith
Costumes, Sebastian: Milena
Costumes, Black Swan Pas de deux: Jean Robier

For Marquis de Cuevas’ Grand Ballet de Monte Carlo

Director: Marquis de Cuevas
Maître de ballet: William Dollar
Régisseur General: Alexis Tcherkassky
Représentant: Claude Giraud
Régisseur de la Scène: Pierre Rodzianko
Régisseur Assistant: Evaryste Madejsky
Artiste Dessinateur: Jean Robier
Chief Costumière: Tamara Gourevitch

For the Royal Opera House

General Administrator: David L. Webster
House Manager: Peter Waller
Box Office Manager: A.M. Wolstenholme
Stage Director: Henry Robinson
Chief Machinist: F. Ballard
Chief Engineer: Sydney T. Cheney
Property Master: Jack Lovell

Orchestra Leader: Charles McKeown

Programme Printed By: Finden Brown & Co. Ltd., London