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L’Enfant Et Les Sortileges, 22 July 1987
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Librettist: Colette
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Mother: Fiona Kimm
Louis XV Chair: Hyacinth Nicholls
Armchair: Francois Loup
Grandfather Clock: Malcolm Walker
Tom Cat: Malcolm Walker
Teapot: Thierry Dran
Chinese Cup: Louise Winter
Fire: Lillian Watson
Nightingale: Lillian Watson
Shepherdess: Carol Smith
Shepherd: Jady Pearl
Princess: Harolyn Blackwell
Little Old Man: Thierry Dran
Cat: Fiona Kimm
Tree: Francois Loup
Dragonfly: Louise Winter
Bat: Hyacinth Nicholls
Frog: Thierry Dran
Squirrel: Anna Steiger
Owl: Alison Hagley
Child: Cynthia Buchan
Production Team
Original Producer: Frank Corsaro
Staff Director: Stephen Lawless
Set Designer: Maurice Sendak
Costume Designer: Maurice Sendak
Lighting Designer: Robert Ornbo
Choreographer: Jenny Weston
Special Effects: Ronald Chase
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Librettist: Colette
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Cast
Mother: Fiona Kimm
Louis XV Chair: Hyacinth Nicholls
Armchair: Francois Loup
Grandfather Clock: Malcolm Walker
Tom Cat: Malcolm Walker
Teapot: Thierry Dran
Chinese Cup: Louise Winter
Fire: Lillian Watson
Nightingale: Lillian Watson
Shepherdess: Carol Smith
Shepherd: Jady Pearl
Princess: Harolyn Blackwell
Little Old Man: Thierry Dran
Cat: Fiona Kimm
Tree: Francois Loup
Dragonfly: Louise Winter
Bat: Hyacinth Nicholls
Frog: Thierry Dran
Squirrel: Anna Steiger
Owl: Alison Hagley
Child: Cynthia Buchan
Production Team
Original Producer: Frank Corsaro
Staff Director: Stephen Lawless
Set Designer: Maurice Sendak
Costume Designer: Maurice Sendak
Lighting Designer: Robert Ornbo
Choreographer: Jenny Weston
Special Effects: Ronald Chase