LADY AND THE FOOL (THE) / PINEAPPLE POLL (Royal Ballet, 1959)
The Lady and the Fool (arr. C. Mackerras)
Composer: Verdi, Giuseppe
Arranger: Mackerras, Charles
Choreographer: Cranko, John
Dancer: Beriosova, Svetlana
Dancer: Hynd, Ronald
Dancer: Powell, Ray
Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Conductor: Mackerras, Charles
Pineapple Poll (arr. C. Mackerras)
Composer: Sullivan, Arthur
Arranger: Mackerras, Charles
Ballet Company: Royal Ballet, Covent Garden
Choreographer: Cranko, John
Dancer: Blair, David
Dancer: Holden, Stanley
Dancer: Larsen, Gerd
Dancer: Park, Merle
Dancer: Taylor, Brenda
Corps de Ballet: Royal Ballet, Covent Garden
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Mackerras, Charles
Date of Production: 1959
Playing Time: 01:29:12
Catalogue Number: ICAD5040
These two ballets by John Cranko are early examples of the choreographer's theatrical ingenuity. Created for the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet, which later became the Royal Ballet, Pineapple Poll is a light hearted frolic. Lady and the Fool is a bittersweet satire on the plight of society's outcasts with La Capricciosa danced by Svetlana Beriosova in the year she became Prima Ballerina at Sadler's Wells. Both ballets are rare studio performances from the BBC's earliest television archives and are released here for the first time on video.
The ICA Classics Legacy series presents a collection of historic performances by some of the world's greatest artists. These performances are released on video for the first time, incorporating rare archive footage that has been expertly and lovingly restored.
