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Les Demoiselles de la Nuit

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Les Demoiselles de la Nuit

Choreography by Roland Petit
Music by Jean Francaix
Libretto by Jean Anouilh
Scenery and Costumes by Leonor Fini
Lighting by Peggy Clark

World Premiere

Les Ballets de Paris de Roland Petit
May 21, 1948
Theatre Marigny
Paris, France

Cast:
Margot Fonteyn
Roland Petit
Gordon Hamilton
Joan Sheldon

ABT Premiere

April 13, 1951
Metropolitan Opera House
New York, New York

Cast:
Collette Marchand (Agatha, the White Kitten)
John Kriza (Young Musician)
Eric Braun (Cat Baron de Grotius)
Angela Velez (Black Cat)