Daphnis and Chlöe (1951)

MUSIC

Maurice Ravel (ballet, 1909 – 1912)

SCENERY & COSTUMES

Curtain by John Craxton

DANCERS

Chlöe, a shepherdess: Margot Fonteyn; Daphnis, a goat-herd: Michael Somes; Lykanion, a young married woman from the town: Violetta Elvin; Dorkon, a herdsman: John Field; Bryaxis, a pirate chief: Alexander Grant; Pan: Alfred Rodrigues; Nymphs of Pan: Rosemary Lindsay, Gillian Lynne, Julia Farron; Shepherdesses, Shepherds, Pirates, Pirate Women, Dryads*, Fauns*: corps de ballet
*omitted from 4 July 1951

FIRST PERFORMANCE

Sadler’s Wells Ballet, Royal Opera House, London, 3 April 1951

New Stagings / Productions

Royal Ballet, 1994

NEW PRODUCTION

Royal Ballet

SCENERY & COSTUMES

Martyn Bainbridge

DANCERS

Chlöe: Trinidad Sevillano; Daphnis: Stuart Casssidy; Lykanion: Benazir Hussein; Dorkon: Adam Cooper; Bryaxis: Matthew Hart

FIRST PERFORMANCE

Royal Opera House, London, 10 November 1994

Royal Ballet, 2004

NEW PRODUCTION

Royal Ballet

SCENERY & COSTUMES

Curtain by John Craxton

DANCERS

Chlöe: Jaimie Tapper; Daphnis: Federico Bonelli; Lykanion: Marianela Nuñez; Dorkon: Thiago Soares; Bryaxis: Bennet Gartside

FIRST PERFORMANCE

Royal Opera House, London, 8 May 2004