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ReferencePG/1977/0530

Title

Programme for a Gala Performance for the London Celebrations of the Queen's Silver Jubilee

Date30 May 1977

DescriptionWorks performed:
arr. Gordon Jacob: Fanfare and National Anthem; Berlioz: The Trojans at Carthage 'Hail, all hail to the Queen'; Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia 'Dunque io son'; Verdi: Don Carlos 'Ella giammai m'amo'; Mozart: Cosi fan tutte 'Soave sia il vento'; Verdi: 'O namenlose Freude'
Venue:
Royal Opera House, London
Performers:
The Orchestra and Chorus of the Roual Opera House; Colin Davis (conductor); Thomas Allen; Elizabeth Harwood; Yvonne Minton; Margaret Price; Placido Domingo; Geraint Evans; Robert Lloyd; Michael Langdon; Teresa Cahill; The Royal Ballet; Robin Stapleton (conductor)
Further information:
Attended by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. First performance of the Kenneth MacMillan's ballet of The Choral Dances of Gloriana conducted by Robin Stapleton. The Royal Ballet also performed Symphonic Variations, Pavane by MacMillan, Hamlet Prelude by Frederick Ashton, and La Valse by Ashton.

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