Mon 3 Jun 1935, 8.30pm, Royal Opera House, London
Company:
Ballet Rambert
Schwanda the Bagpiper (dances in the opera)
Choreographer:
Antony Tudor
Composer:
Jaromir Weinberger
Premiere type:
World premiere
Orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Performers
| Dancer | Maude Lloyd |
| Dancer | Antony Tudor |
| Dancer | Elisabeth Schooling |
| Dancer | Peggy van Praagh |
| Dancer | Travis Kemp |
| Conductor | Robert Heger |
Performance note:
Ballet Rambert dancers performed in this production of Weinberger's opera by the Covent Garden Opera Company. The ballet company is not named in the programme. Only the dancers (not the singers) are listed on this record. This performance is the world premiere of the choreography, not of the opera.
Source:
Photocopy of the programme for 3 June 1935 in the Rambert Archive and full programme in Royal Opera House Collections