LA SYLPHIDE
(The Sylph of the Highlands)

Music by Hermann von Lovenskjold
Choreography after August Bournonville
Staged by Erik Bruhn
Scenery and costumes by Desmond Heeley
Lighting by David K. H. Elliott

World Premiere: (known as Sylphiden) Royal Danish Ballet, Royal Theater, Copenhagen, 11/28/1836
Original Cast: Lucile Grahn, August Bournonville
ABT Premiere: Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, 11/11/64
Music by Hermann von LovenskjoldEdgar Cosma
Choreography Harald Lander, from the original by August Bournonville
Scenery and costumes by Robert O'Hearn
Cast: Toni Lander (Sylphide), Royes Fernandez (James), Christine Mayer (Effie), Basil Thompson (Gurn), Rosanna Seravalli (Madge), Eliot Feld, William Glassman (Two Farmboys), Ted Kivitt (First Variation)

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