Rhapsody

Rhapsody
Alina Cojocaru and Steven McRae
© ROH/ Tristram Kenton

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[World of Harlequin] (1973)

A ballet-play by Peter Brinson


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)



Produced by Alexander Grant
Part Two: Harlequinade: The Wedding of Harlequin, or Harlequin's Revenge
Devised and produced by Alexander Grant
Choreography by Ninette de Valois and Frederick Ashton
Prologue and Epilogue written by Peter Brinson
M selected by Stephen Lade and Alexander Grant; arranged by Stephen Lade
SC Peter Courtier and the Production Wardrobe of the Royal Opera House, freely adapted from Pollock's Toy Theatre

D Grimaldi, servant of Pantalon: Thane Bettany; Pantalon, Master of the House: Oliver Symons; Columbine, Pantalon's Daughter: Belinda Corken; Pierrot, betrothed to Columbine: William Perrie; Harlequin, Columbine's True Lover: Graham Fletcher; Skeleton of Grimaldi: Beverly Parker; Shadow of Skeleton: Kenneth Saunders; Policeman: Ken Binge

FP Ballet for All, Spa Pavilion, Felixstowe, 11 October 1973