Mozartiana/The Two Pigeons, Birmingham Royal Ballet- Wednesday 17th June 2009

Title: Mozartiana/The Two Pigeons
Date: Wednesday 17th June 2009, Evening
Type: Ballet
Company: Birmingham Royal Ballet
Location: Birmingham Hippodrome, England
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Mozartiana), André Messenger (The Two Pigeons)
Choreographer: George Balanchine (Mozartiana), Frederick Ashton (The Two Pigeons)
Production: 1996 Birmingham Royal Ballet production (Mozartiana), Birmingham Royal Ballet production (The Two Pigeons)
Conductor: Wolfgang Heinz
Collection Folder: Folder 13

Cast

Mozartiana

Preghiera: Elisha Willis, Ashleigh Cooper, Padua Eaton, Madeleine Green, Grace Hume
Gigue: Jonathan Caguioa
Menuet: Samara Downs, Victoria Marr, Callie Roberts, Lei Zhao
Theme et variations: Elisha Willis, Joseph Caley
Finale: Entire Cast

The Two Pigeons

The Young Girl: Nao Sakuma
The Young Man: Chi Cao
A Neighbour: Andrea Tredinnick
Friends: Sonia Anguilar, Arancha Baselga, Momoko Hirata, Laëtitia Lo Sardo, Angela Paul, Laura Purkiss, Viktoria Walton, Lei Zhao
A Gypsy Girl: Elisha Willis
Her Lover: Dominic Antonucci
A Gypsy Boy: Kosuke Yamamoto
Gypsies, Sightseers: 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)

Bassoons:
David McKee
Anne Bentley (Contrabassoon)

Horns:
Corrine Bailey
Ian Smith
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 Double Bill

Designs, Mozartiana: Rouben Ter-Arutunian
Staging, Mozartiana: Maria Calegari
Costumes, Mozartiana: Gordon Garforth, Sue Pearl, June Callear
Dyeing, Mozartiana: Mathilde Sandberg
Original Costume Supervisor, Mozartiana: Shirley Lawrenson
Revival Costume Supervisor, Mozartiana: Diane Page

Music Arranging and Adapting, The Two Pigeons: John Lanchbery
Designs, The Two Pigeons: Jacques Dupont
Lighting, The Two Pigeons: Mark Jonathan
Costumes, The Two Pigeons: Jenny Adey, Tracey Caulfield, June Callear, Gordon Garforth, Robbie Gordon, Sue Pearl, Jane Gill, Trisha Hopkins, Ann Nichols, Beverley Vas
Dyeing, The Two Pigeons: ROH Production Department, Sheila White
Scenery Painting, The Two Pigeons: Mike Beckett
Costume Supervisor, The Two Pigeons: Diane Page

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: 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: Rosalind Doré
Technical Administrator: Daisy Olsen
Head of Scenic Presentation: Doug Nicholson
Deputy Head of Scenic Presentation: David Wicks
Master Carpenter: Pete Read
Senior Stage Technicians: Steven Hegan, Arthur Lewis, Paul Moore
Lighting Design Consultant: Peter Teigen
Head of Lighting: Johnny Westall-Eyre
Senior Lighting Technicians: Chris Hooley, Andy Wilson

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

Marketing Managers: Sam Eaves, Sue Hibbert
Marketing Officer: Tom Stevens
Press and PR Manager: Angela Hughes
Press and PR Officer: Simon Harper
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