Rhapsody

Rhapsody
Alina Cojocaru and Steven McRae
© ROH/ Tristram Kenton

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Le Rossignol (1981)

Lyric tale in three acts


Abbreviations:
M Music by
S Scenery by
C Costumes by
D Danced by
FP First performance
NP New production
R Reproduced by
ST Staging (indicates that the ballet was produced in substantially its original form)



M Igor Stravinsky (1908-1914)
Libretto by Igor Stravinsky and Stepan Mitusov, from the story by Hans Christian Andersen
Production by John Dexter
SC David Hockney

Singers: Philip Creech, Gwendolyn Bradley, Ara Berberian, Lili Chookasian
D The Fisherman: Anthony Dowell; The Nightingale: Natalia Makarova
FP Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera House, New York NY, 3 December 1981

ST Royal Opera
D as above
FP Royal Opera House, London, 19 September 1983

ST Metropolitan Opera; R uncredited
D The Nightingale: Julie Kent; The Fisherman: Damian Woetzel
FP Metropolitan Opera House, New York NY, 9 October 2003