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Any Classical ballet fans out there?

rocketeer

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Firstly, I have never been, but watched a few on TV and thoroughly enjoyed it.
What I am after is some information on some painted album covers. This is the older type shellac discs in a book type cover.
The Ballets in question feature Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and Les Sylphides . The covers are signed E.B. but I cannot find any examples on Google , Ebay or Amazon. I guess the recordings were from the 1940s or 50s featuring Leopold Stokowski and others (as a date guide).

I won't block up the bandwidth with pics till I get an answer. Or pm me please.
Cheers, John.
 

PeterGunnLives

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I enjoy it on occasion. Yes, the classical type, not so much the more contemporary kind... to me, contemporary ballet is usually a little too abstract. As far as record albums, I'm afraid I wouldn't be much help, as I only go for vinyl records from the 50s and 60s.

I find that some people I know seem to have this aversion to cultural performances such as ballet, opera, classical music concerts, musical theater, etc., without even giving it a try. To me, it's all just part of being well-rounded in the vintage sense.
 

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