ballets » Song of the Earth / Das Lied von der Erde

Programme for Song of the Earth by Kenneth MacMillan ; Royal Ballet performance ; with Antoinette Sibley, Georgina Parkinson, Marcia Haydée, Monica Mason, Donald MacLeary, Anthony Dowell ; Singers: Yvonne Minton, Vilem Pribyl ; Conducted by Swarowsky ; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, UK ; 19th May 1966 ; Credit: Royal Opera House / ArenaPAL
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