A Month in the Country (1976)

Ballet in one act freely adapted from Ivan Turgenev's play

MUSIC

Frédéric Chopin, arranged by John Lanchbery (Variations on “Là ci darem” from Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Opus 2; Fantasy on Polish airs, Opus 13; Andante spianato and Grande polonaise in E flat major, Opus 22)

SCENERY & COSTUMES

Julia Trevelyan Oman

DANCERS

Natalia Petrovna: Lynn Seymour; Yslaev, her husband: Alexander Grant; Kolia, their son: Wayne Sleep; Vera, Natalia’s ward: Denise Nunn; Rakitin, Natalia’s admirer: Derek Rencher; Katia, a maid: Marguerite Porter; Matvei, a footman: Anthony Conway; Beliaev, Kolia’s tutor: Anthony Dowell

FIRST PERFORMANCE

Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, London, 12 February 1976

New Stagings / Productions

National Ballet of Canada, 1995

STAGING

National Ballet of Canada

REPRODUCED BY

Anthony Dowell

DANCERS

Natalia Petrovna: Karen Kain; Yslaev: Hazaros Surmeyan; Kolia: Johan Persson; Vera: Jaimie Tapper; Rakitin: Graeme Mears; Katia: Sally-Anne Hickin; Matvei: Brenda Matthews; Beliaev: Robert Conn

FIRST PERFORMANCE

O’Keefe Centre, Toronto, Canada, 3 May 1995