Title: Swan Lake Act II/Concerto Barocco/Les Biches
Date: Wednesday 18th August 1948, Matinee
Type: Ballet
Company: Marquis de Cuevas’ Grand Ballet de Monte Carlo
Location: Royal Opera House, London, England
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Swan Lake Act II), Johann Sebastian Bach (Concerto Barocco), Francis Poulenc (Les Biches)
Choreographer: Lev Ivanov (Swan Lake Act II), George Balanchine (Concerto Barocco), Bronislava Nijinska (Les Biches)
Production: Unknown, but none are original company ballets
Conductor: Gustav Cloez
Collection Folder: Folder 3

Cast

Swan Lake Act II

Odette: Rosella Hightower
Siegfried: André Eglevsky
Benno: Raul Celada
Evil Genius (Rothbart): Evaryste Madejsky
Cygnets: Maria Baroncelli, Andrea Karlsen, Olga Kirilova, Solange Golovina
Swans: Josette Laporte, Lilian Liander, Ensemble

Concerto Barocco

Dancers: Rosella Hightower, Ethery Pagava, George Skibine, Arlette Castanier, Constance Garfield, Andre Karlsen, Josette Laporte, Lilian Liander, Helga Monson, June Morris, Natasha Tarova

Solo Violinists: Charles McKeown, Percy Coates

Les Biches

Rondo: Maria Baroncelli, Arlette Castanier, Anna Cheselka, Amme Marie Coralli, Constance Garfield, Solange Golovina, Andrea Karlsen, Christiane Michou, Helga Monson, June Morris, Tania Ouspenska, Natacha Tarova
Chanson Dansée: George Skibine, Paul Maure, Vladimir Oukhtomsky
Adagietto: Marjorie Tallchief
Jeux: Ensemble
Rag-Marzuka: Olga Adabache, Paul Maure, Vladimir Oukhtomsky
Andantino: Marjorie Tallchief, George Skibine
Chanson Dansée: Olga Kirilova, Josette Laporte
Finale: Entire Ensemble

Crew

For the Triple Bill

Scenery, Swan Lake Act II: Eugene Dunkel
Costumes and Scenery, Les Biches: Marie Laurencin
Scenery Execution, Les Biches: Raymond Deshayes
Costume Execution, Les Biches: Muelle

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