La fille mal gardée / Quantum Leap ; presented by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Ballet Foundation ; produced and directed [for television] by Virginia Lumsden ; choreography by Frederick Ashton, staged by Faith Worth ; music by Ferdinand Hérold, arranged by John Lanchbery.

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This recording was also issued as a VHS, without the extra features. See *MGZIA 4-5002 La fille mal gardée. Title from container. 4:3 full screen ; Dolby 2.0 sound. Extra features (still frames) include a synopsis of the ballet, a biography of Fiona Tonkin, and the mission statement of the Australian Ballet Company. Recorded in performance at the State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia, on June 20, 1989. Design, Osbert Lancaster ; lighting, William Akers ; executive producer, Peter Butler. The Australian Ballet (Fiona Tonkin (Lise) ; David McAllister (Colas) ; Stephen Morgante (Alain) ; Ray Powell (Simone) ; Roy Wilson (Thomas) ; Rachel Broomham, Muriel Carine, Bernadette Ceravolo, Elizabeth Cumming (hens) ; Ricardo Ella (cockerel) ; Mark Brinkley (village notary) ; Ulrike Lytton, Elizabeth Toohey, Miranda Coney, Anna de Cardi, Margaret Illmann, Justine Miles, Jayne Beddoe, Michele Goullet (Lise's friends)) ; music played by the State Orchestra of Victoria ; conducted by Noel Smith.