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  • Choreographer

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Venue
Royal Opera House, London, United Kingdom
Company
The Royal Ballet

Gala given by The Royal Ballet

2 December 1982

For this Gala performance the full programme was Konservatoriet, The Tempest and Raymonda Act III. Nureyev performed in Konservatoriet and Raymonda Act III, he made his debut in The Tempest the following evening:

Royal Ballet mixed programme 3 December 1982

Works

Konservatoriet

Choreography: August Bournonville

Music: Holger Simon Paulli

Performance role: Ballet Master

Debut performance of this role

Other performers: Antoinette Sibley (Elisa),
Merle Park (Victorine),
Ross MacGibbon (Erneste)

The Tempest

Choreography: Rudolf Nureyev

Music: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky