Title: Swan Lake
Date: Wednesday 23rd June 2010, Evening
Type: Ballet
Company: Birmingham Royal Ballet
Location: Birmingham Hippodrome, England
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreographer: Peter Wright after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Production: Peter Wright and Galina Samsova’s production for the Birmingham Royal Ballet
Conductor: Philip Ellis
Collection Folder: Folder 13

Cast

Odette/Odile: Natasha Oughtred
Prince Siegfried: Matthew Lawrence
The Queen Mother: Andrea Tredinnick
Baron von Rothbart: Jonathan Payn
Benno, Prince Siegfried’s friend: Aaron Robinson

Act I-
Prince’s Companions: Dusty Button, Céline Gittens, Kristen McGarrity, Yijing Zhang, Steven Monteith, Valentin Olovyannikov, Christopher Rodgers-Wilson, Tyrone Singleton
Two Courtesans: Laëtitia Lo Sardo, Carol-Anne Millar
Court Ladies, Courtiers, Ladies-in-waiting: Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet

Act II-
Cygnets: Arancha Baselga, Momoko Hirata, Angela Paul, Viktoria Walton
Two Swans: Céline Gittens, Callie Roberts
Swans: Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet

Act III-
Master of Ceremonies: David Morse
Pas de six: Arancha Baselga, Samara Downs, Kristen McGarrity, Feargus Campbell, Aaron Robinson, Christopher Rodgers-Wilson
Hungarian Princess: Ambra Vallo
Polish Princess: Gaylene Cummerfield
Italian Princess: Momoko Hirata
Czardas: Laëtitia Lo Sardo, Robert Gravenor, Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet
Mazurka: Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet
Neopolitan Dance: Angela Paul, Viktoria Walton, James Barton, Nathanael Skelton
Spanish Dance: Dusty Button, Céline Gittens, Yasuo Atsuji, Tyrone Singleton
Ambassadors, Pages, Guards, Attendants, Courtiers: Artists of Birmingham Royal Ballet

Act IV-
Swans, Cygnets: 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
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 Swan Lake

Design: Philip Prowse
Lighting: Peter Teigen
Scenery, Costumes, Props, Millinery, Jewellery, Wigs: ROH Production Department
Additional Scenery Painting: Richard Nutbourne
Additional Costumes: Jenny Adey, Keith Bish, June Callear, Gordon Garforth, Robert Gordon, Sue Pearl, Paula Roco, Lori Wilson-Blakely
Additional Dyeing: Sheila White
Revival Costume Supervisor: Karen Short

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
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
Deputy Head of Lighting: Andy Wilson
Senior Lighting Technicians: Chris Hooley, Eleanor Morgan
Lighting Technician: Andy Russell
Lighting Assistant: Kate Fitzgeorge
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 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