Mam'zelle Angot [videorecording] / [presented by] the Royal Ballet ; choreography by Leonide Massine ; music by Alexandre Charles Lecocq, orchestrated by Gordon Jacob.
Excerpt from a live (?) telecast documenting the Royal Birthday Gala held for Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. Also in attendance are Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Princess Margaret, and other members of the royal family. The first 5 min. of the tape depict the Queen Mother and her party entering the theater and taking their places in their box, followed by the playing of the national anthem. The performance runs for ca. 47 min. and is followed by an additional 11 min. depicting the dancers, orchestra, stage staff and house personnel assembling onstage to honor the Queen Mother ; the singing of "Happy birthday" ; the Queen Mother's visit backstage, where she is greeted by Sir Frederick Ashton and others. Voiceover commentary describes the action and identifies personalities glimpsed on camera. This tape does not include the performance of Ashton's Rhapsody, danced by Mikhail Baryshnikov and Lesley Collier, which is mentioned in the commentary as part of the gala program.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.
Genre/Form
Dance.
Special event coverage and commentary.
Video.
Call number
*MGZIA 4-5290
Credits (note)
Scenery and costumes, André Derain.
Performer (note)
Rosalyn Whitten (Mam'zelle Angot) ; Michael Coleman (a barber) ; Stephen Jefferies (the caricaturist) ; Jennifer Penney (the aristocrat) ; Derek Rencher (a government official) ; Graham Fletcher (the chief of police) ; Derek Deane (the officer) ; others.
Event (note)
Recorded in performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, as part of a Royal Birthday Gala in honor of the Queen Mother, on August 4, 1980.
Title
Mam'zelle Angot [videorecording] / [presented by] the Royal Ballet ; choreography by Leonide Massine ; music by Alexandre Charles Lecocq, orchestrated by Gordon Jacob.
Imprint
1980.
Country of producing entity
U.K.
Event
Recorded in performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, as part of a Royal Birthday Gala in honor of the Queen Mother, on August 4, 1980.
Credits
Scenery and costumes, André Derain.
Performer
Danced by the Royal Ballet.
Cast
Rosalyn Whitten (Mam'zelle Angot) ; Michael Coleman (a barber) ; Stephen Jefferies (the caricaturist) ; Jennifer Penney (the aristocrat) ; Derek Rencher (a government official) ; Graham Fletcher (the chief of police) ; Derek Deane (the officer) ; others.
Performer
Music played by the Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet Orchestra, conducted by Ashley Lawrence.
Local subject
Gala performances.
Added author
Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002.
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022.
Charles III, King of Great Britain, 1948-
Margaret, Princess, Countess of Snowdon, 1930-2002.