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...that, the magical illusion went out of the production. Thirteen girls-enchanted maidens all, wearing white calf-length dresses that looked like nightgowns-trotted on, stretched gracefully and all but went to sleep. The hunter made the acquaintance of the head sleepyhead (really a princess, danced by pretty Svetlana Beriosova), and the girls went into low-pressure love rites. The Russian fairy tale plot darkened further-got so dark, in fact, that only the program notes could make it almost clear. A gang of leaping fiends, Tartars and scimitarists introduced a horrid wizard (mimed by Frederick Ashton), but the Firebird...
Sadler's Wells revealed two other pleasing new productions last week: ¶ Choreographer Ashton's Rinaldo and Armida, in which a gallant (Somes) pursues an enchanted girl (Beriosova), braving the hazards presented by a misty forest and a jealous witch (at one point she lays him low with an osteopath's neck-snap). The couple goes into some fairly passionate courting, including one handsome lift in which she climbs to his shoulders with the agility of a mountain goat...
...effacing partner, has developed into a fine danseur noble. And Brian Shaw, with his soaring leaps and flickering feet, is a dancer who can hold his own in any company. Some of the most exciting dancing is provided by the company's newest ballerina, leggy young (22) Svetlana Beriosova. She is less technically accomplished than some of the older soloists, but last week, dancing Fonteyn's role of Princess Aurora for only the fifth time, she showed the special quality that can transform a dance from a series of steps into a magical whole...
...packed Metropolitan Opera House. Famed Ballerina Margot Fonteyn, fully recovered from a six months' bout with the aftereffects of diphtheria, headed the cast again, and among the lesser stars were Violetta Elvin, Nadia Nerina, Rowena Jackson, Michael Somes and a promising newcomer to the troupe, Svetlana Beriosova. Opening-night number: a full-length version of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, with sparkling new costumes and scenery and changes in the choreography which lengthened the 58-year-old masterpiece to a full four acts...
...Australian-born Elaine Fifield, sometimes touted as the heiress apparent to the senior ballet's Margot Fonteyn, showed off flawless timing and technique. But at 21 she lacks the fire, brilliance and riveting personality that distinguish a prima ballerina from a principal dancer. Lithuanian-born Co-Star Svetlana Beriosova had elegance and style, but not the breathtaking precision of either Fonteyn or the New York City Ballet's Maria Tallchief. The male dancers were strong, but none yet looked like another Eglevsky (New York City Ballet) or another Youskevitch (Ballet Theatre...