Part I

THE REHEARSAL (World Premiere)
Created and Staged by Donald Saddler

Written by Robert W. Larkin

Featuring Cynthia Gregory, Fernando Bujones, and company

Young Cynthia: Jenny Somogyi
Young Fernando: Eric Tonken
Balletmaster: Ian Horvath

Pianist: Gladys Celeste
Orchestra conducted by Alan Barker

Part II

COPPELIA
Act III: The Wedding

Music by Leo Delibes
Choreography and Staging by Roni Mahler (after Arthur Saint-Leon)

Swanilda: Cynthia Gregory
Franz: Fernando Bujones
A Priest: Ian Horvath
Dawn: Christine Spizzo
Prayer: Elizabeth Carr
Swanilda’s Friends: Gina De Ricco, Annemarie Lucania, Adriana Suarez, Carole Valleskey
Franz’s Friends: Adam Barrett, Marcos Dinnerstein, Espen Giljane, Kendall Sparks

Orchestra conducted by Alan Barker

Taped live October 2, 1988
City Center, Manhattan