THE ROYAL BALLET GALA PERFORMANCE [DE GAULLE (Charles, 1890-1970, French General & President)]

Magnificent silk programme for the Gala Performance by the Royal Ballet, directed by Ninette de Valois and Frederick Ashton, in honour of his and Madame de Gaulle's visit, including Coppelia, Act I (scenery and costumes by Osbert Lancaster), Mam'zelle Angot, (choreographed by Massine), two pas-de deux by Petipa, one danced by Svetlana Beriosova and Donald Macleary, the other by Margot Fonteyn and Michael Soames, and Ravel's La Valse, choreographed by Ashton, printed in red, white, blue and black by William Clowes on British silk with a silk tasselled border, 22¼" x 11½", Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 7th April

The programme folds into a red silk-like cover bearing the Royal Arms, drawn by Rex Whistler, on the front, and 'The Ballet's Debt to France' written by Arnold Haskell, on the back, 5¾" x 11½".

Item Date:  1960

Stock No:  53707      £275

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