Dawn Sutton in 'Five Rückert Songs' Photograph by Alan Crumlish
 
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Works of Peter Darrell - 1970

La Vida

7th May 1970, London Festival Ballet

Gran Teatro de Liceo, Barcelona

COMPOSER: Daniel Auber (Overture - The Bronze Horse )
CASTING: Alain Dubreuil, Dagmar Kessler, Margot Miklosy (Dubreuil replacing John Gilpin for whom the role was created)

Herodias

13th July 1970, Scottish Theatre Ballet Sadler's Wells Theatre, London

In the ballet the aged Herodias meditates on her past life and re-lives the events by which she has achieved power. Peter Darrell introduced the human voice into his Herodias with the dancers speaking Mallarme's poem. The role of Salome was always performed by a male dancer.

COMPOSER: Paul Hindemith (Herodiade)
POEM: Herodiade -: Stephane Mallarme
DESIGNER: Peter Docherty
PRODUCTION CONSULTANT: Vincent Guy
CASTING: Gordon Aitken, Brian Burn, Nicholas Carroll, Caroline Douglas, Terence James, Elaine McDonald, Paul Rayner, Patricia Rianne, Kenn Wells