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La Sylphide (Lacotte)
| Choreographer |
Lacotte, Pierre |
| First Performance | 9.6.1972 |
| Place of First Performance | Palais Garnier, Paris, France |
| Finnish premiere | 6.3.1997 |
| Place of Premiere | Finnish National Opera |
| Style | Classic Ballet |
| Duration (min) | 100 |
| Scenography | Pierre Ciceri |
| Costume designer | Eugène Lami |
| Lighting Designer | Olli-Pekka Koivunen |
| Performers of the premiere |
Act I: La Sylphide: Barbora Kohoutková, James: Oliver Matz (guest), Effie: Jessica Kellgren, Madge, the witch: Jorma Uotinen, Gurn: Kimmo Sandell, Anne Reuben, mother: Tiina Väänänen, Scottish dance: Maarika Kärkkäinen, Jonas Lundqvist; couples in blue: Minna Alaraudanjoki, Katja Frank, Sari Jokela, Titta Karhunen, Anandah Kononen, Anu Koskinen, Ritva Räsänen, Kirsi Tiiliharju, Tibor Horwáth, Alberto Morino, Jere Nurminen, Dan-Eje Olsson, Thomas Rydberg, Aapo Siikala, Klaus Vesala, Pekka Yli-Marttila; couples in red: Alexandra Campbell, Özen Erdinc, Riina-Kaisa Lehto, Kirsi Mansnerus, Mira Ollila, Marjo Räisälä, Maritta Saxholm, Salla Suominen, Tomi Blåberg, Jaakko Eerola, Asla Jääskeläinen, Valeri Kononen, Maksim Lukjanov, Juha-Pekka Myllymäki, Petri Toivanen, Javier Torres. Act II: Three sylphides: Anu Koskinen, Minna Tervamäki, Susanna Vironmäki; sylphides: Minna Alaraudanjoki, Alexandra Campbell, Milla Eloranta, Özen Erdinc, Katja Frank, Sari Jokela, Titta Karhunen, Mirka Kleemola, Anandah Kononen, Riina-Kaisa Lehto, Ira Lindahl, Tuija Lindholm, Mira Ollila, Virve Olsson, Marjo Räisälä, Maritta Saxholm, Salla Suominen, Kirsi Tiiliharju, Marjaterttu Willman, Leena Virtanen; witches: Tomi Blåberg, Jaakko Eerola, Tibor Horwáth, Alberto Morino, Jere Nurminen, Aapo Siikala. |
| Music composed for the work | Jean-Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer |
| Other Information | Conductor: Michel Quéval, reconstruction of sets and costumes: Pierre Lacotte, Pierre Lacotte's assistants: Viviane Descoutures, Gerard Lebours; senior repetiteur: Ingrid Nemecková, repetiteur: Jutta Mustakallio. The work was originally made for French TV, on which it was broadcasted on 1.1.1972, directed by Yves-André Hubert. Encouraged by the success of the TV performance, the Paris Opera Ballet asked Lacotte to stage La Sylphide for the company's repertoire. |
| Companies |
Finnish National Ballet |
| Dancers |
Väänänen, Tiina: Anne Reuben, mother (1997) Kellgren, Jessica: Effie (1997) Sandell, Kimmo: Gurn (1997) Matz, Oliver: James (1997) Koskinen, Anu: Three sylphides (1997) Tervamäki, Minna: Three sylphides (1997) Vironmäki, Susanna: Three sylphides (1997) Kohoutková, Barbora: La Sylphide (1997) Uotinen, Jorma: Madge, the witch (1997) Kärkkäinen, Maarika: Scottish dance (1997) Lundqvist, Jonas: Scottish dance (1997) Lönnroth, Anneke (1997) |