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Saturday Evening, December 28, 1968
The Brooklyn Academy of Music
presents
Coppelia (Ballet in Three Acts)
Choreography after Arthur Saint-Leon
Staged by Enrique Martinez
Music by Leo Delibes
Scenery and Costumes by William Pitkin
Lighting by Gilbert V. Hemsley, Jr.
At the age of 33, Del1bes was commissioned by the Paris Opera to write his two successful large-scale ballets, "Coppelia" and "Sylvia". "Coppelia" is based on a story by E. T. A. Hoffman - the same tale that spa rked Offenback's brilliant Doll Act in his opera, "Tales of Hoffman" - "Coppelia" met with immediate success on its completion in 1870, and has been held a charming favorite by succeeding ballet-lovers both young and old.
Act I The curtain n ses on the Squa re of a small European town several hundred yea rs ago. A lovely young g1rl, Coppelia, is seen reading a book on a balcony as Swanilda enters. Swan1lda looks up at the girl, tries to attract her attention, but receives no reply. Franz, Swanilda's lover, comes 1nto the Square and blows a kiss to the beautiful Coppelia. She 1gnores h1m, too, and cont1nues unconcerned with her book. However, Swanilda has seen these attentions of her lover to another pretty gi rl , and Franz is a very busy young man assunng Swanilda that he is not faithless and his affections are hers alone. Still jealous, Swanilda refuses to believe him and runs away as a group of young people interrupt their quarrel. The Burgomaster enters to announce that at a celebration the following day, the Lord of the Manor will present doweries to all couples who wish to marry. Asked if she will marry Franz, the pouting Swani lda puts a sheaf of corn to her ear. Thus, according to old custom, the corn wi ll tell her if her lover is faithful or not. Sadly, she says the ear is silent. Th e other couples, however, are delighted at the Burgomaster's good news and dance until night falls when they must leave for home. Dr. Coppelius comes out, locks his door, and is immediately swirled away by a boisterous band of revelers. In the excitement, he drops the key to his shop. Swanilda and her fnends appear, finding the key, they are filled with curiosity about the strange Doctor and enter his shop. Dr. Coppelius returns, sees his door open and darts in. Franz enters ca rrying a ladder which he uses to climb on to Coppelia's balcony.
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Coppelia
Act II The curtain rises on the dimly l1t 1nterior of Dr. Coppelius' shop - a room full of life-l1ke, life-s1ze dolls. Swamlda pokes her head into an alcove to discover Coppelia. Someone jars a Chinese doll who dances until its clockwork runs down. The amazed young intruders then wind up all the dolls who dance as the friends watch enchanted. Suddenly a funous Dr. Coppelius enters and the culprits flee, except Swani Ida. She runs 1nto the alcove where Coppelia is kept. At the same time, Dr. Coppelius apprehends the faithless Franz entenng by the w1ndow. Franz pleads his love for the beautiful Coppelia. Dr. Coppel1us pretends to listen w1th interest while he entices Franz with several well doctored drinks. When the unsuspecting Franz passes out, Dr. Coppelius brings what he thinks is h1s fabulous doll, Coppelia, from her alcove. However, 1t is Swanilda who, ove rh eanng Franz's declaration of love for Coppelia, has changed places with the doll. The Doctor makes some magical gestures over Swanilda as she awkwardly rises to dance. The deluded Dr. Coppelius bel1eves his puppet has come to life. Swanilda dances on and on, creat1ng havoc in the room and upsetting al l the Doctor's work. Franz, who has just rev1ved, dashes out of the room chased by Dr. Coppelius. Eluding the Doctor, Franz returns to watch the proceedings with glee until, finally, he and Swanilda run out leav1ng the shop in a shambles. Dr. Coppelius returns to discover the figure of Coppelia lying in her chair, divested of clothes, and realizes that he has been deceived.
Act Ill The curta1n rises on the f1nal act which is again the Village Square. Franz and Swanilda, now reconciled, approach the Burgomaster to receive their dowries and be married. Dr. Coppel1us storms 1n accus1ng the lovers of destroying his life's work. Swanilda, realizing the justness of his claim, offers him her dowry, but the Burgomaster gives Dr. Coppelius a bag of gold and sends him off. The townspeople then participate in the fete which unite Swanilda and Franz in a happy ma rriage.
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Cast for Coppelia
Act I Swanilda Alexandra Radius Franz Ted Kivitt Dr. Cop pel ius Michael Smuin Burgomaster Marcos Paredes Mother Joy O'Neill Friends Diana Algase, Karena Brock, Ellen Everett, Gail Israel, Naomi Sorkin, Diana Weber Coppelia Ann Axtmann Mazurka Gilda Mullett and Ivan Nagy, Nancy Fenster, Elizabeth Lee, Rosamond Lynn, Janet Panetta, Zhandra Rodriguez, Lynda Strickler, Karen Williamson, Kasana Wojcik David Anderson, Robert Gladstein, Reese Haworth, Steven-Jan Hoff, lan Horvath, Dennis Nahat, John Sowinski, James Zynda Czardas Ted Kivitt and Rosanna Seravalli, Amy Blaisdell, Zola Dishong, Helyn Douglas, Betsy Erickson, Karen Gellert, Rhodie Jorgenson, Janet Panetta, Maria Youskevitch David Anderson, Robert Gladstein, Reese Haworth, Steven-Jan Hoff, lan Horvath, Dennis Nahat, John Sowinski, James Zynda
INTERMI SS I ON
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Cast for Coppelia continued
Act II Harlequin Vane Vest Chinese lan Horvath Arabian Dennis Nahat Astrologer David Anderson Spanish Couple Zhandra Rodriguez, James Zynda
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