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Capriol Suite (1930)


Abbreviations:
M Music by
S Scenery by
C Costumes by
D Danced by
FP First performance
NP New production
R Reproduced by
ST Staging (indicates that the ballet was produced in substantially its original form)



M Peter Warlock, on themes from Thoinot Arbeau's Orchésographie
C William Chappell

D Basse-Danse: Pearl Argyle, Prudence Hyman, William Chappell, Robert Stuart
Pavane: Diana Gould, Frederick Ashton, Harold Turner
Tordion: Andrée Howard, Harold Turner
Mattachins: Frederick Ashton, William Chappell, Harold Turner, Robert Stuart
Pieds en I'air: Pearl Argyle, Diana Gould, Frederick Ashton, William Chappell
Bransles: Ensemble
FP Marie Rambert Dancers, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, 25 February 1930

ST Camargo Society
FP Apollo Theatre, London, 25 January 1931

NP Vic-Wells Ballet; Pavane only; directed by D H Munro
D Elizabeth Miller, Harold Turner, Frederick Ashton
FP BBC Television, Alexandra Palace, London, 11 October 1937

NP Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet; choreography rearranged for six couples; SC William Chappell
D Basse-Danse: Maureen Bruce, Stella Farrance, Michael Boulton, Pirmin Trecu
Pavane: Jane Shore, David Poole, Hans Züllig
Tordion: Patricia Miller, Michael Boulton
Pieds en I'air: Jane Shore, Stella Claire, David Poole, Hans Züllig
Mattachins: Michael Boulton, David Blair, David Gill, Pirmin Trecu
FP Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, 5 October 1948

ST Royal Ballet; Tribute to Sir Frederick Ashton; Mattachins only
Royal Opera House, London, 24 July 1970

ST Ballet for All, in Birth of the Royal Ballet; Mattachins only
FP Spa Pavilion, Felixstowe, 13 October 1972

NP Ballet Rambert; R Elisabeth Schooling and Sally Gilmour; SC William Chappell
D Basse-Danse: Catherine Becque, Elisabeth Wright, Hugh Craig, Paul Melis
Pavane: Frances Carty, Albert van Nierop, Bruce Michelson
Tordion: Catherine Becque, Hugh Craig
Mattachins: Hugh Craig, Paul Melis, Albert van Nierop, Bruce Michelson
Pieds en I'air: Mary Evelyn, Frances Carty, Albert van Nierop, Bruce Michelson
Bransles: Ensemble
FP Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, 9 March 1983

NP Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet: as for Ballet Rambert above
D Basse-Danse: Sandra Madgwick, Sheila Styles, Michael O'Hare, Vincent Redmon
Pavane: Margaret Barbieri, Joseph Cipolla, Alain Dubreuil
Tordion: Sandra Madgwick, Michael O'Hare
Pieds en I'air: Margaret Barbieri, Clare French, Joseph Cipolla, Alain Dubreuil
Mattachins: Sam Armstrong, Russell Maliphant, Michael O'Hare, Vincent Redmon
Bransles: Ensemble
FP Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, 9 January 1987

NP New York Theatre Ballet: R Amanda Eyles; C William Chappell
D Basse-Danse: Keiko Nakamura, Ron Spiess, Elena Zahlmann, Ricky Resijan
Pavane: Melissa Beaver, Steven Melendez, Tobias Parsons
Tordion: Danielle Genest, Ricky Resijan
Pieds en l'air: Melissa Beaver, Kathleen Byrne, Steven Melendez, Tobias Parsons
Mattachins: Steven Melendez, Tobias Parsons, Ricky Resijan, Ron Spiess
Bransles: Ensemble
FP Florence Gould Hall, New York NY, 23 April 2004