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lC( 6 ?g, D l o,c b S"0 .rf 1 AND SCIENCES THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS FRANCIS T. CHRISTY, President Ili ! f BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC . MCKELVY MARTIN, Director WILLIAM B. Ar.wsoc, Chairman, Governing Committee Vm A presentation of THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC in cooperation with FELIX G. GERSTMAN BALLET FOUNDATION presents UaCCet kuJie 'Monte Carlo S. J. Denham, Director NINA NOVAK GEORGE ZORITCH HELENE TRAILINE JUAN GIULIANO EUGENE COLLINS Paula Tennyson Meredith Baylis James Capp Andrea Vodehnal Yelle Bettencourt June Wilson Marlene Rizzo Gail Israel Beatrice Lismore Franklin Yezer Mario Ignisci Tom Adair Myron Curtis Christine Hennessy Roni Mahler Nancy Sklenar Margery Lambert Marina Chapman Carolyn Martin Michael Kelder Roberta Berson Naomi Richardson Robin Adair Emily Byrne Anita Dyche Alexandra Nadal Vadim Repeskov Harald Horn Kenneth Creel Delfino Larrosa Hillel Ma -kmon Rudi Menchaka and GUEST BALLERINA - NINA VYROUBOVA Maitresse de Ballet, NINA NOVAK Conductor, IVAN BOUTNIKOFF THE OPERA HOUSE SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1962, 8:30 P.M. light SWAN LAKE (Act II) FIRE NOTICE: The exit indicated by a red RAYMONDA (Divertissements) and sign nearest seat you occupy is the to the Choreography by George Balanchine and Alexandra Danilova after Petipa Choreography after Lev Ivanov, rearranged by Nina Novak shortest route to the street. In the event of fire Music by Alexander Glazounov Music by Tschaikowsky please do not run - WALK TO THAT EXIT. Scenery by Rolf Gerard EDWARD F. CAVANAGH, JR., Scenery and costumes by Alexander Benois The scene is the shore of a lake in a forest. A single crowned swan glides across Fire Commissioner Czardas the lake. A prince and his friends on a hunting trip are about to shoot their crossbows NANCY SKLENAR and FRANKLIN YEZER at a group of swans when the Swan Queen appears and begs them not to hurt the It is urgent for the comfort and safety of all that Mlles. Berson, Chapman, Kelder, Lambert, Mahler, Martin swans. The Swan Queen is really a beautiful maiden transformed by an evil magician patrons refrain from lighting matches in this theater. into a swan and only at night may she assume human form. The magician's spell MM. Creel, Curtis, Horn, Larrosa, Menchaka, Respekov can only be broken by the selfless love of a youth who has never before vowed to love anyone. As day breaks and the swans disappear, the prince mourns the Swan Queen's Pas de Trois departure and vows to break her spell. BEATRICE LISMORE, MARLENE RIZZO AND YELLE BETTENCOURT Pas Classique Hongrois and Variations The Swan Queen PAULA TENNYSON HELENE TRAILINE and GEORGE ZORITCH The Prince GEORGE ZORITCH MEREDITH BAYLIS, CHRISTINE HENNESSY, GAIL ISRAEL, JUNE WILSON The Prince's Friend _ ._ James Capp TOM ADAIR, JAMES CAPP, MARIO IGNISCI, HILLEL MARKMAN The Evil Magician Tom Adair ORCHESTRA Two Swans Marina Chapman and Nancy Sklenar 1. CHRISTINE HENNESSY Four Swans Mlles. Hennessy, Israel, Lismore, Rizzo 2. JUNE WILSON 3. MEREDITH BAYLIS The Swans . Mlles. Adair, Berson, Byrne, Dyche, Kelder, Lambert, Mahler, Martin, Nadal, Richardson 4. GAIL ISRAEL 5. GEORGE ZORITCH The Hunters ...... MM. Bettencourt, Creel, Curtis, Horn, I Larrosa, Markman, Menchaka, Respikov, Yezer 6. HELENE TRAILINE Ensemble Violin Solo: Mariano Dessy un. Finale .......... The Entire Cello Solo: Elaine Ayres Piano Solo: RACHEL CHAPMAN SHORT INTERMISSION BALLET RUSSE DE MONTE CARLO, INC. hll S. J. Denham, Director Grand Pas de Deux from DON QUIXOTE Nina Novak Maitresse de Ballet Michael Subotin Company Manager Choreography after Petipa Vadim Sulima Regisseur General Music by Minkus Sophie Pourmel Directrice of Wardrobe Cornelie de Brauw Wardrobe Mistress NINA VYROUBOVA and JUAN GIULIANO Virginia Donaldson Advance Representative Harry Sacher Orchestra Contractor William Maidling Master Carpenter NO INTERMISSION Edward E. Denton, Jr. Master Electrician Donald Lewis Master Propertyman TRIBUTE Executive Offices, 120 Madison Ave., New York 16, N. Y. Music by Cesar Franck Natalie Riley Executive Secretary Choreography by Frederic Franklin Doris Luhrs Assistant Executive Secretary Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo is celebrating in the 1961 -62 season its 25th Annivers- ary, and Sergei Denham, the Director of the company, invited outstanding members Hose by Jessie Zimmer Shoes by Capezio Fabrics by Gladstone Fabrics, N.Y.C. Ballet Russe de of the dance world, all of whom have been closely associated with or create new works in honor of the occasion. "Tribute" is Frederic The Management strictly forbids the taking of any photographs Monte Carlo, to permission. Franklin's tribute to Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo upon this occasion. 0, motion pictures during performances without written ANDREA VODEHNAL and EUGENE COLLINS Tour transportation of Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo property by Gail Israel and Kenneth Creel Roni Mahler and James Capp NATIONAL VAN LINES, INC. World Headquarters Piano Solo: RACHEL CHAPMAN Offices in All Principal Cities New York -Atlanta- Chicago -Dallas-Washington National Plaza San Francisco -Los Angeles- Miami Broadview, Illinois INTERMISSION CAST AND PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE BALCONY ESPANA Tour Direction: Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Inc., 120 Madison Ave., N. Y. C. Choreography by Leon Danielian Saturday Afternoon, April 28, 2:30 p.m. Music by Breton, Chapi and Granados tut 1) This ballet is Leon Danielian's tribute to Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo's 25th uñ It Ballet for Young People Anniversary season - a company with which he has been closely associated for many BROOKLYN BALLET COMPANY years as dancer, choreographer and teacher. Divertissement Spring Concerto The Lady with the Black Mantilla . GAIL ISRAEL - Nutcracker The Man with the Black Cape MARIO IGNISCI The a $1.20, $1.60, $2.00 Senoritas Hennessy, Lambert, Mahler, Martin, Rizzo, Wilson fLW Tickets: Senors Creel, Curtis, Horn, Larrosa, Menchaka, Respikov IPA The STEINWAY is the official Piano of THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC. INTERMISSION r_ on. =In tJ o c Young, fresh, fabulous way to look! Suits and dresses with wide, whirly, wonderful skirts, ABRAHAM te Fulton St. at Hoyt H waists so defined you'll feel like a girl ìC'á again! Come see this K N new fashion excitement ready right now at A &S. ß 1 U (S~ tS 7 . 278 .