Les Sylphides

A studio performance of the ballet Les Sylphides by Michel Fokine, first broadcast on 3 April 1953 and starring Alicia Markova, John Field, Violetta Elvin and Svetlana Beriosova.

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Alicia MarkovaPrincipal dancer (Nocturne in A♭ major / Prelude in A major / Waltz in C# major / Grande valse brilliante in E♭ major)

Violetta ElvinPrincipal dancer (Nocturne in A♭ major / Mazurka in D major / Grade valse brilliante in E♭ major)

Svetlana BeriosovaPrincipal dancer (Nocturne in A♭ major / Waltz in G♭ major / Grande valse brilliante in E♭ major)

John FieldPrincipal dancer (Nocturne in A♭ major / Mazurka in C major / Waltz in C# major / Grande valse brilliante in E♭ major)

Tamara KarsavinaSelf (Introduction)

Betty AshCorps de Ballet

Judy CollinsCorps de Ballet

Patricia CreeCorps de Ballet