Les Rendezvous - Hedda - The Lady and the Fool
Les Rendezvous - Hedda - The Lady and the Fool (1978) was a ballet production by The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet. The production was performed in The Norwegian Opera's facilities in Folketeateret. The evening's program consisted of three ballets:
Les Rendezvous, choreography by Frederick Ashton, music by Daniel Francois Aubert.
Hedda, after the play Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, choreography by Kari Blakstad, music by Ragnar Søderlind. Toni Herlofsen and Marte Sæther danced the title role. This ballet was a world premiere.
The Lady and the Fool, choreography by John Cranko, music by Giuseppe Verdi.
With this production, The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet celebrated its 20th anniversary, November 2 1978.
Information
(Objekt ID 56260)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | October 5, 1978 |
| Produced by | The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet |
| Based on | Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen; The Lady and the Fool by John Cranko, Giuseppe Verdi |
| Audience | Adults |
| Keywords | Ballet |
| Running period | October 5, 1978 |
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SOURCE:
Einar Dahl's private archive, donated by Einar Dahl, 11.06.2016.
Contributors (50)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Frederick Ashton | – Choreography (Les Rendezvous) |
| Kari Blakstad | – Choreography (Hedda) |
| John Cranko | – Choreography (The Lady and the Fool) |
| Elisabeth Cunliffe | – Instruction (Les Rendezvous / The Lady and the Fool) |
| Brenda Last | – Instruction (Les Rendezvous / The Lady and the Fool) |
| Zdenko Peharda | – Musical direction (Les Rendezvous / The Lady and the Fool) |
| Ragnar Søderlind | – Musical direction (Hedda) |
| Daniel François Auber | – Composer (Les Rendezvous) |
| Ragnar Søderlind | – Composer (Hedda) |
| Giuseppe Verdi | – Music (The Lady and the Fool) |
| William Chappel | – Stage design (Les Rendezvous) |
| Elisabeth Dalton | – Stage design (The Lady and the Fool) |
| Sissel Haugen | – Costume design (Hedda) |
| Jacques Alary | – Lighting design (Hedda) |
| Christopher Cody | – Dancer (Capitano Andocino i The Lady and the Fool) |
| Gøril Eie | – Dancer (Entrée des Promeneurs / Pas de trois i Les Rendezvous) |
| Gøril Eie | – Dancer (The Lady and the Fool) |
| Antony Greeves | – Dancer (Jørgen Tesman i Hedda / Prinsen av Arroganza i The Lady and the Fool) |
| Ketil Gudim | – Dancer (Entrée des Promeneurs / Variasjon / Adage des Amoreux i Les Rendezvous) |
| Ketil Gudim | – Dancer (Bootface i The Lady and the Fool) |
| Lisbeth Hagen | – Dancer (Pas de quatre i Les Rendezvous / Berte i Hedda) |
| Toni Herlofson | – Dancer (Hedda i Hedda) |
| Kirsten Hveding | – Dancer (Pas de quatre i Les Rendezvous) |
| Tone Ildahl | – Dancer (Pas de quatre i Les Rendezvous) |
| Ellen Kjellberg | – Dancer (La Capriciosa i The Lady and the Fool) |
| Ellen Kjellberg | – Dancer (Entrée des Promeneurs / Adage des Amoreux / Variasjon i Les Rendezvous) |
| Brenda Last | – Dancer (La Capriciosa i The Lady and the Fool) |
| Leonie Leahy | – Dancer (Entrée des Promeneurs / Adage des Amoreux / Variasjon i Les Rendezvous) |
| Leonie Leahy | – Dancer (La Capriciosa i The Lady and the Fool) |
| Per Lie | – Dancer (Entrée des Promeneurs / Pas de trois i Les Rendezvous) |
| Per Lie | – Dancer (Bootface i The Lady and the Fool) |
| André Ludwicki | – Dancer (Assessor Brack i Hedda) |
| Guri Pahle Glad | – Dancer (Tante Julle i Hedda / Ektemannsjeger i The Lady and the Fool) |
| Stefan Pettersson | – Dancer (Bootface i The Lady and the Fool) |
| Paul Podolski | – Dancer (Arroganzas ambassadør i The Lady and the Fool) |
| Bridget Pugh | – Dancer (La Capriciosa i The Lady and the Fool) |
| Bridget Pugh | – Dancer (Thea Elvstedt i Hedda) |
| Gro Rakeng | – Dancer (Pas de quatre i Les Rendezvous) |
| Viktor Rona | – Dancer (Moondog i The Lady and the Fool) |
| Fredrik Rütter | – Dancer (Eilert Løvborg i Hedda / Signor Midas i The Lady and the Fool) |
| Kjersti Rødsten | – Dancer (Ektemannsjeger i The Lady and the Fool) |
| Kjersti Rødsten | – Dancer (Tante Julle i Hedda ) |
| Terje Solberg | – Dancer (Moondog i The Lady and the Fool) |
| Terje Solberg | – Dancer (Entrée des Promeneurs / Variasjon / Adage des Amoreux i Les Rendezvous) |
| Anne Merete Sundberg | – Dancer (Thea Elvstedt i Hedda) |
| Marte Sæther | – Dancer (Hedda i Hedda) |
| George Thompson | – Dancer (Entrée des Promeneurs / Pas de trois i Les Rendezvous) |
| Brian Toney | – Dancer (Assesor Brack i Hedda / The Lady and the Fool) |
| Sissel Westnes | – Dancer (Entrée des Promeneurs / Adage des Amoreux / Variasjon i Les Rendezvous) |
| Sissel Westnes | – Dancer (The Lady and the Fool) |
Performance dates
| October 19, 1978 – Grieghallen | visiting performance |
| October 18, 1978 – Grieghallen | visiting performance |
| October 5, 1978 – Hovedscenen i Folketeaterbygningen | Opening night |