Title: La fille mal gardée
Date: Thursday 3rd March 2011, Evening
Type: Ballet
Company: Birmingham Royal Ballet
Location: Birmingham Hippodrome, England
Composer: Ferdinand Hérold
Choreographer: Frederick Ashton
Production: Revival of Ashton’s 1960 production
Conductor: Paul Murphy
Collection Folder: Folder 25

Cast

Lise: Ambra Vallo
Colas: César Morales
Widow Simone: Michael O’Hare
Thomas: Valentin Olovyannikov
Alain: James Barton
Village Notary: Jonathan Payn
Notary’s Clerk: Jonathan Caguioa
Cockerel: Jonathan Caguioa
Chickens: Jenna Carroll, Laura-Jane Gibson, Jade Heusen, Yvette Knight
Lise’s Friends: Sonia Aguilar, Arancha Baselga, Samara Downs, Céline Gittens, Laëtitia Lo Sardo, Victoria Marr, Angela Paul, Jenna Roberts
Villagers, Harvesters, Grooms: Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet

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:
Corrine Bailey
Neil Mitchell
Chris Pointon
Phillip Walker

Trumpets:
Michael Allen
Christopher Deacon

Trombones:
Amos Miller
Maxwell Isley
David Gordon

Tuba:
David Gordon Shute

Timpani:
Grahame King

Percussion:
Kevin Earley
Paul Parker

Harp:
Lucy Wakeford

Crew

For La fille mal gardée

Music Arranger: John Lanchbery
Design: Osbert Lancaster
Lighting: Peter Teigen

For Birmingham Royal Ballet

Director: David Bintley
Chief Executive: Christopher Barron
PAs to the Chief Executive: Louise Timmins, Joanne Gambardella
PA to the Director: Judy Taylor

Music Director: Koen Kessels
Communications Director: Keith Longmore
Contracts Director: Jacqueline Mistry
Development Director: Geoff Sweeney
Director for Learning: Pearl Chesterman
Finance Director: Anna Williams
Human Resources Director: Lynn Colledge
Technical Director: Paul Grace

Orchestra Director: John Beadle
Orchestra Manager: Andrew Bentley
Assistant Orchestra Manager: Chris Lewis
Librarian: Charles Strickland
Touring Library Assistant: Malcolm McMillan
Pit Managers: David Gordon, Gwilym Hooson

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

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: Steve 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: Lilia Sobieralska
Deputy Head of Wardrobe: Vanda Hewston
Wardrobe Assistants: Sara Burton, Stella Mansfield, Joanna Shilton
Shoe Supervisor: Michael Coifford
Wigmaster: Henry Menary
Trainee Wigs Assistant: Lauren Fitzgerald

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