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The Royal Ballet in Marguerite and Armand at rehearsal

Title
The Royal Ballet in Marguerite and Armand [electronic resource] : at rehearsal / choreography by Frederick Ashton ; music by Franz Von Lizst (Sonata in B minor) ; scenery and costumes by Cecil Beaton ; performed by The Royal Ballet.
Publication
[1963?]

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988
  • Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886.
  • Beaton, Cecil, 1904-1980.
  • Wood, Edmée.
  • Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991
  • Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993
  • Somes, Michael, 1917-1994
  • Edwards, Leslie, 1916-2001
  • Royal Ballet.
  • Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation. fnd
Description
1 streaming video file (NTSC) (33 min.) : sd., b&w
Uniform Title
Marguerite and Armand (Choreographic work : Ashton)
Alternative Title
Royal Ballet in rehearsal: Marguerite and Armand
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • British Film Institute catalog record lists the performance year as 1963. The New York Public Library information lists the performance year as 1964.
  • British Film Institute's Film & TV database lists the title as: The Royal Ballet in rehearsal: Marguerite and Armand.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Photography by Film Service of Edmée Wood.
Performer (note)
  • Margot Fonteyn (Marguerite) ; Rudolf Nureyev (Armand) ; Michael Somes (his father) ; Leslie Edwards (a duke) ; Keith Rosson, Bryan Lawrence, Robert Mead, David Drew, Derek Rencher, Jelko Yuresha, Kenneth Mason, Anthony Dowell (admirers of Marguerite) ; Barbara Remington (maid).
Event (note)
  • Filmed in rehearsal with costumes in 1963 or 1964.
Funding (note)
  • Transferred to video and cataloged with funds provided by the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation.
System Details (note)
  • Streaming video, transferred from 16mm film via Digital Betacam cassettes.
Contents
Prologue (ca. 2 min.) -- The meeting (ca. 5 min.) -- The country (ca. 10 min.) -- The insult (ca. 6 min.) -- Death of the Lady of the Camellias (ca. 5 min.).
Call Number
*MGZIDF 1743
OCLC
320779053
Title
The Royal Ballet in Marguerite and Armand [electronic resource] : at rehearsal / choreography by Frederick Ashton ; music by Franz Von Lizst (Sonata in B minor) ; scenery and costumes by Cecil Beaton ; performed by The Royal Ballet.
Imprint
[1963?]
System Details
Streaming video, transferred from 16mm film via Digital Betacam cassettes.
Cast
Margot Fonteyn (Marguerite) ; Rudolf Nureyev (Armand) ; Michael Somes (his father) ; Leslie Edwards (a duke) ; Keith Rosson, Bryan Lawrence, Robert Mead, David Drew, Derek Rencher, Jelko Yuresha, Kenneth Mason, Anthony Dowell (admirers of Marguerite) ; Barbara Remington (maid).
Credits
Photography by Film Service of Edmée Wood.
Event
Filmed in rehearsal with costumes in 1963 or 1964.
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 5-4881
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Added Author
Ashton, Frederick, 1904-1988, choreographer.
Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Piano music.
Beaton, Cecil, 1904-1980. Set designer
Beaton, Cecil, 1904-1980. Costume designer
Wood, Edmée. Cinematographer
Fonteyn, Margot, 1919-1991, dancer.
Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993, dancer.
Somes, Michael, 1917-1994, dancer.
Edwards, Leslie, 1916-2001, dancer.
Royal Ballet.
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation. Funder
Other Title
Royal Ballet in rehearsal: Marguerite and Armand
Added Title
Marguerite and Armand (Choreographic work : Ashton)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 1743
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