La Fille mal gardée
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LA FILLE MAL GARDÉE
Choreography by Sir Frederick Ashton
Nadia Nerina
David Blair
Stanley Holden
Leslie Edwards
Alexander Grant
The Royal Ballet
The Covent Garden Orchestra
John Lanchbery
Recorded: BBC Studio, London, 7–9 September 1962
Broadcast: BBC, 27 December 1962
Widely regarded as the definitive version of comic ballet La Fille mal gardée, this DVD showcases Frederick Ashton’s choreography as designed for the London Royal Ballet in 1960 and features the original cast, with Nadia Nerina and David Blair in roles that Ashton created with them in mind. Nadia Nerina’s ‘joyous, soaring skill, which is Lise’s signature’ (Financial Times) and David Blair’s technical and interpretative genius are perfectly offset by Stanley Holden’s hilarious travesti turn as Widow Simone, and Alexander Grant, who brings pathos and humour to the character of Alain.
Catalogue Number: ICAD 5088
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1 Introduction to ICA Classics - 2.58
LA FILLE MAL GARDÉE
THE WAYWARD DAUGHTER · DIE SCHLECHT BEHÜTETE TOCHTER
Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton
Music: Ferdinand Hérold arr. John Lanchbery
Designer: Osbert Lancaster
Act One
2 Opening Credits, Introduction and Dance of the Chickens - 3.22
3 Lise - 3.38
4 Colas - 2.37
5 Scene: Colas, Simone, Lise - 1.37
6 Dance of the Villagers - 1.34
7 Scene: Lise, Simone, Colas - 1.35
8 Scene and Ribbon pas de deux: Lise, Colas - 4.58
9 Village Girls and Lise - 1.50
10 Scene: Simone, Lise, Thomas, Alain - 2.11
11 Alain - 1.32
12 Off to the Harvest - 1.59
13 Colas and Villagers - 4.26
14 Scene and Pas de trois: Lise, Colas, Alain, Villagers - 3.40
15 Flute Dance: Villagers - 2.34
16 Scene: Alain, Villagers - 1.16
17 Pas de deux: Lise and Colas - 7.43
18 Scene and Clog Dance: Simone, Village Girls - 3.07
19 Maypole Dance: Villagers - 1.52
20 Storm and Act 1 Finale - 2.41
Act Two
21 Scene and Spinning Dance: Lise, Simone - 3.38
22 Tambourine Dance: Lise - 1.38
23 Scene: Lise, Colas, Simone - 3.24
24 Return of Harvesters - 2.57
25 Scene: Lise, Colas - 4.44
26 Scene: Return of Simone - 2.17
27 Scene: Thomas, Notary, Harvesters, Alain, Simone - 4.01
28 Anger and Forgiveness - 2.32
29 Pas de deux and Finale: Lise, Colas, Simone, Alain - 6.50
30 Closing Credit - 1.26
Cast
Lise - a young woman - Nadia Nerina
Colas - Lise’s beloved - David Blair
Widow Simone - Lise’s mother - Stanley Holden
Alain - Lise’s rich but dim-witted suitor - Alexander Grant
Thomas - Alain’s father - Leslie Edwards
A Notary - Franklin White
The Royal Ballet
The Covent Garden Orchestra
Leader: Charles Taylor
JOHN LANCHBERY
Producer: Margaret Dale
Recorded: BBC Studio, London, 7–9 September 1962
Broadcast: BBC, 27 December 1962
© BBC 1962
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The ICA Classics Legacy series presents a collection of historic performances by some of the world’s greatest artists. These performances are released on DVD for the first time, incorporating rare archive footage that has been expertly and lovingly restored.
