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The Royal Ballet in Daphnis and Chloe

Title
The Royal Ballet in Daphnis and Chloe [electronic resource] / choreography by Frederick Ashton ; music by Maurice Ravel ; scenery and costumes by John Craxton ; performed by The Royal Ballet.
Publication
[1959?]

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
  • Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937.
  • Craxton, John.
  • Wood, Edmée.
  • Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991
  • Somes, Michael, 1917-1994
  • Farron, Julia
  • Hynd, Ronald
  • Grant, Alexander, 1925-2011
  • Rosson, Keith (Dancer)
  • Royal Ballet.
  • Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation. fnd
Description
1 streaming video file (NTSC) (58 min.) : si., b&w
Uniform Title
Daphnis and Chloe (Choreographic work : Ashton)
Alternative Title
Royal Ballet in rehearsal: Daphnis and Chloe.
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • British Film Institute catalog record lists the performance year as 1959. The New York Public Library information lists the performance year as 1960.
  • British Film Institute's Film & TV database lists the title as: The Royal Ballet in rehearsal: Daphnis and Chloe.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Photography by Edmée Wood Films.
Performer (note)
  • Margot Fonteyn (Chloe, a sheperdess) ; Michael Somes (Daphnis, a goat-herder) ; Julia Farron (Lykamion, a young married girl from the town) ; Ronald Hynd (Dorkon, a herdsman) ; Alexander Grant (Bryaxis, a pirate chief) ; Keith Rosson (Pan) ; Rosemary Lindsay, Brenda Taylor, Margaret Hill (nymphs of Pan) ; Jennifer Gay, Georgina Parkinson, Doreen Eastlake, Vyvyan Lorrayne, Christine Beckley, Jacqueline Daryl (shepherdesses) ; Desmond Doyle, Christopher Newton, Gary Burne, Derek Rencher, Ronald Plaisted, Richard Farley (shepherds) ; Ray Powell, Douglas Steuart, Maurice Metliss, Keith Milland, John Sale, William Wilson, Stanley Holden, Lambert Cox (pirates) ; Mavis Osborn, Brenda Bolton, Dorothea Zaymes, Ann Howard, Hylda Zinkin, Patricia Thorogood, Debra Wayne, Robin Haig (pirate women).
Event (note)
  • Filmed in rehearsal with costumes in 1959 or 1960.
Funding (note)
  • Transferred to video and cataloged with funds provided by the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation.
System Details (note)
  • Streaming video, transferred from Digital Betacam cassette.
Contents
Daphnis and Chloe (ca. 54 min.) -- Appendix, close up (ca. 3 min.) / performed by Margot Fonteyn and ensemble.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 1734
OCLC
318547751
Title
The Royal Ballet in Daphnis and Chloe [electronic resource] / choreography by Frederick Ashton ; music by Maurice Ravel ; scenery and costumes by John Craxton ; performed by The Royal Ballet.
Imprint
[1959?]
System Details
Streaming video, transferred from Digital Betacam cassette.
Cast
Margot Fonteyn (Chloe, a sheperdess) ; Michael Somes (Daphnis, a goat-herder) ; Julia Farron (Lykamion, a young married girl from the town) ; Ronald Hynd (Dorkon, a herdsman) ; Alexander Grant (Bryaxis, a pirate chief) ; Keith Rosson (Pan) ; Rosemary Lindsay, Brenda Taylor, Margaret Hill (nymphs of Pan) ; Jennifer Gay, Georgina Parkinson, Doreen Eastlake, Vyvyan Lorrayne, Christine Beckley, Jacqueline Daryl (shepherdesses) ; Desmond Doyle, Christopher Newton, Gary Burne, Derek Rencher, Ronald Plaisted, Richard Farley (shepherds) ; Ray Powell, Douglas Steuart, Maurice Metliss, Keith Milland, John Sale, William Wilson, Stanley Holden, Lambert Cox (pirates) ; Mavis Osborn, Brenda Bolton, Dorothea Zaymes, Ann Howard, Hylda Zinkin, Patricia Thorogood, Debra Wayne, Robin Haig (pirate women).
Credits
Photography by Edmée Wood Films.
Event
Filmed in rehearsal with costumes in 1959 or 1960.
Funding
Transferred to video and cataloged with funds provided by the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIDVD 5-4844
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Added Author
Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988, choreographer.
Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937. Daphnis et Chloé.
Craxton, John. Costume designer
Craxton, John. Set designer
Wood, Edmée. Cinematographer
Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991, dancer.
Somes, Michael, 1917-1994, dancer.
Farron, Julia, dancer.
Hynd, Ronald, dancer.
Grant, Alexander, 1925-2011, dancer.
Rosson, Keith (Dancer)
Royal Ballet.
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation. Funder
Added Title
Daphnis and Chloe (Choreographic work : Ashton)
Royal Ballet in rehearsal: Daphnis and Chloe.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 1734
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