HEROLD, F.: Fille mal gardee (La) (Studio Production, 1962)
La fille mal gardee
Composer: Herold, Ferdinand
Arranger: Lanchbery, John
Ballet Company: Royal Ballet, Covent Garden
Choreographer: Ashton, Frederick
A Notary: White, Franklin
Alain: Grant, Alexander
Colas: Blair, David
Lise: Nerina, Nadia
Thomas: Edwards, Leslie
Widow Simone: Holden, Stanley
Corps de Ballet: Royal Ballet, Covent Garden
Orchestra: Covent Garden Orchestra
Conductor: Lanchbery, John
Set Designer: Lancaster, Osbert
Costumer Designer: Lancaster, Osbert
Date of Production: 07-09-1962
Venue: BBC Studio, London
Playing Time: 01:28:15
Catalogue Number: ICAD5088
UPC: 5060244550889
Widely regarded as the definitive version of comic ballet La Fille mal gardée, this video 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.
