SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

The Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet perform in the presence of members of the Royal Family in celebration of the Her Majesty’s Silver Jubilee. Includes Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn dancing Hamlet Prelude, a short ballet choreographed by Frederick Ashton to music by Franz Liszt (Symphonic Poem No 10, Hamlet). The programme was devised and produced by Frederick Ashton and John Cope and produced for television by Brian Large. The Gala was introduced by Richard Baker and the interval presenter was Humphrey Burton.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

30 May 1977 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC2)

Duration

195 mins

Credits

Producer

Brian Large

Music

Franz Liszt

Production Design

Carl Toms

Choreographer

Frederick Ashton

Contributor

Jonathan Cope

Cast

Margot Fonteyn	Ophelia
Rudolf Nureyev	Hamlet

Additional Details

Theatre

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Theatre company

Royal Ballet Company

Production type

Dance

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Dance

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

The dance is included on the DVD ‘Fonteyn and Nureyev: the Perfect Partnership’. The DVD also contains Nureyev and Fonteyn dancing ‘the tomb scene’ from ROMEO AND JULIET (1966).

General

This was the last filmed performance of Fonteyn and Nureyev dancing together.

History

Transmitted live, with a break for a news bulletin.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

Distributor (Sale)

Name

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